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| What was one of the things Lincoln asked of the country in the Gettysburg Address? | To honor the dead soldiers by protecting a democratic government as the soldiers had on the battlefield. |
| For what occasion did Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address? | The dedication of a national cemetery. |
| What odd/strange item was discovered in Abraham Lincoln's wallet the night he was assassinated? | Confederate currency |
| "Four Score and Seven Years Ago..." is the beginning of what AND how many years is it? | Gettysburg Address and 87 years |
| Name Lincoln’s first general who later ran for president against him. | George McClellan |
| Who was the Confederate general that led the failed final charge at the Battle of Gettysburg? | General George Pickett |
| What right did Abraham Lincoln suspend to prisoners/spies during the Civil War? | habeaus corpus |
| Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant? | Appomattox Courthouse |
| What play was Abraham Lincoln watching with Mrs. Lincoln the night he was shot? | Our American Cousin |
| Give the SPECIFIC location at the Battle of Antietam where the fiercest fighting took place and thousands of Confederates were killed? | Sunken Road/BloodyLane |
| This battle was another Confederate victory, but led to the loss of their greatest fighting general in "Stonewall" Jackson, | Chancellorsville |
| How many soldiers died during the firing on Ft. Sumter in 1861? | none |
| What was the name of the North’s plan to cripple the South by blockading the sea ports and dividing the South in half at the Mississippi River? | Anaconda Plan |
| Why was the Civil War called a “poor man’s war”? | The rich could hire others to serve for them if they had 20 or more slaves, so poor men died more often than rich. |
| I was a nurse who was called the "Angel of the Battlefield" and I later founded the American Red Cross. Who am I? | Clara Barton |
| After John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln, he jumped from the balcony and screamed what? AND what does it mean? | Sic Semper Tyrannis/Thus Always to Tyrants |
| What is remarkable about Confederate General, Nathan Bedford? | He had 29 horses shot out from under him. |
| After what battle did many wounded soldiers begin noticing that their wounds started glowing in the dark? and what was this phenomenon called? | Shiloh/Angel's Glow |
| What happened to Abraham Lincoln nearly 8 months before he was assassinated? | He was nearly shot at and killed in 1864. |
| Nearly a year before Lincoln was killed, his son Robert nearly died from falling under a moving train, when a stranger miraculously pulled him back onto the platform and saved Robert's life. Who was this man AND what is fascinating about him? | Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth |
| Name the 5 deadliest Civil War battles in order? | Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Spotsylvania, Chancellorsville, Wilderness. |