Name of a prisoner camp in Georgia where 1/3 of Union prisoners died.

Place where Lee surrendered to Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.

Why was Vicksburg an important city for the Union to seize during the Civil War?

Famine was a hardship suffered primarily by which side during the war?

What event marked the start of the Civil War?

Grant gained a reputation early in the war for his success in what area?

Why was the Civil War more deadly than previous

wars?

What was the name of the disastrous attempt by Lee to defeat Union forces atop

a ridge at Gettysburg?

Which general was famous for his “March to the

Sea?”

Red Badge of Courage is the title of a famous novel

that takes place during which war?

What is a civil war?(the definition)

Why were four states identified as “border

states” during the Civil War?

What dates (month/year) mark the start and end of

the Civil War?

Which man was appointed commander of Union

forces late in the war, and led the North to victory?

Which side instituted a draft during the Civil War?

Which battle was considered a turning-point

in the war?

Who said, “If McClellan is not using the army, I

should like to borrow it.”?

Name the president of the Confederacy.

Which side had the advantage of having better military leadership (better generals) throughout the

war?

Which general had to make a difficult decision when his home state of

Virginia seceded from the Union?

The battle of the Monitor vs. Merrimack took place

where?

Which general frustrated Lincoln greatly because he

was overcautious and hesitated to go on the

offensive?

Name the three parts of the Union strategy to win

the war.