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![Union soldiers]()
1. The American Civil War began when Confederate soldiers attacked Union troops at Fort Sumter.
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![Lincoln]()
2. Abraham Lincoln was elected President in THIS year:
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![Abraham Lincoln Inauguration]()
3. Abraham Lincoln is the 15th President of the United States.
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![Great Meeting At Union Square]()
4. THIS state was the first to secede from the Union:
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![Battle of Antietam]()
5. The American Civil War started on THIS date:
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![Battle of Hampton Roads]()
6. The majority of battles fought during the American Civil War happened in THESE two states:
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![Robert Edward Lee]()
7. The man PICTURED HERE is:
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![General Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House]()
8. Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House was the end of fighting for the American Civil War.
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![Bayonet charge]()
9. The last battle of the American Civil War was fought in THIS state:
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![Battle of Chickamauga]()
10. It's been estimated that approximately 620,000 soldiers died over the course of the American Civil War.
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![Ulysses S. Grant]()
11. Identify the man SHOWN HERE:
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![Battle of Gettysburg]()
12. THIS battle was the bloodiest of the American Civil War:
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![Gettysburg national cemetery]()
13. The death toll following the Battle of Gettysburg reached THIS MANY casualties:
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![Union Soldier]()
14. A white Union private was paid THIS MUCH:
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![Battle of Lawrence]()
15. How many soldiers were taken prisoner during the American Civil War?
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![Wilson's Creek charge]()
16. Nearly 3 million soldiers fought in the American Civil War.
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![Private Samuel K Wilson]()
17. The average age of a Union soldier was:
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![Burial of the dead on the Antietam battlefield]()
18. Battle wounds were the #1 killer of soldiers during the American Civil War.
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![Private John J. Williams]()
19. THIS man is largely recognized as the last soldier to die in the American Civil War.
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![Battle of Cold Harbor]()
20. During the battle at Cold Harbor, Virginia, THIS MANY soldiers were killed in just 20 minutes.
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![Lincoln At Gettysburg]()
21. Only 272 words were in Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address.
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![Ginnie Wade]()
22. No civilians were killed during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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![Battle of Spottsylvania]()
23. Nearly 40 percent of soldiers who died during the American Civil War were never identified.
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![Artillery At Charleston]()
24. The total cost of the American Civil War was roughly:
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![Mathew Brady 1875]()
25. The man PICTURED HERE is:
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![A company of the 6th Maine Infantry on parade]()
26. How many states individually seceded from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America?
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![Camp scene]()
27. How many years did the American Civil War last?
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![Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant]()
28. The main reason states seceded from the Union was:
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![Emancipation proclamation]()
29. Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed ALL slaves.
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![Abraham Lincoln]()
30. Abraham Lincoln was the first president from the Republican Party to be elected.
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![Battle of Shiloh]()
31. Who commanded Union forces at the Battle of Shiloh?
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![Stephen Arnold Douglas]()
32. The man SHOWN HERE is:
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![Battle of Antietam--Army of the Potomac]()
33. The Battle of Antietam was fought between General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac.
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![Jefferson Davis]()
34. Name the man PICTURED HERE:
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![Wounded soldiers]()
35. The Battle of Vicksburg resulted in 37,273 casualties. Which side was victorious?
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![Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.]()
36. Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire.
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![Battle of Bull Run]()
37. Where was the First Battle of Bull Run fought?
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![Ambulance drill]()
38. How many men were killed at Fort Sumter?
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![Frances Clayton disguised herself as "Frances Clalin" to fight in the Civil War]()
39. More than 400 women disguised themselves as men in order to fight in the American Civil War.
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![Battle of the Wilderness]()
40. The Battle of the Wilderness was fought in THIS state:
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![Mathew B. Brady under fire with a battery before Petersburg]()
41. Which General lead the Confederacy at the Battle of Petersburg?
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![Clara Barton]()
42. Name the woman PICTURED HERE:
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![Amputation being performed in a hospital tent, Gettysburg]()
43. The Battle of Shiloh is considered, perhaps, the most important battle in the American Civil War.
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![George G. Meade]()
44. THIS Union General, SHOWN HERE, commanded the Northern forces at the Battle of Gettysburg:
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![Colt]()
45. The most popular weapon used during the American Civil War was the:
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![James Buchanan]()
46. THIS man, SHOWN HERE, was President before Lincoln:
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![Civil War Kitchen]()
47. What type of food is hard tack?
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![Pinkerton, Lincoln, and McClernand]()
48. THIS man, pictured to the left of Lincoln (Lincoln's right), served as head of the Union Intelligence Service during the war.
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![Telegraph Construction]()
49. How many miles of telegraph lines were laid purely for military purposes during the American Civil War?
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![Lincoln]()
50. In 1865, Abraham Lincoln became the first president to be assassinated.
While the Revolutionary War freed America from British control, the American Civil War determined the type of nation the United States would become. Over the course of four long years, America was at war with itself. You read about it in the history books, but just how much do you remember? Read more