Question | Answer |
What was the name of the play that Abraham Lincoln attended the night he was assassinated? | My American Cousin
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Stonewall Jackson's cousin also had a nickname. What was it? | Mudwall
| What did the Confederate's call the Battle of Bull Run? | Battle of Manassas
| Who was the Virginian that commanded the whole Confederate Army? | Robert E. Lee
| Where did Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant? | Appomattox Courthouse
| What was the name of Robert E. Lee's horse? | Traveller
| Abraham Lincoln was elected President in what year? | 1860
| During his Presidency, what disease did Abraham Lincoln get? | smallpox
| Who led a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia? | Nat Turner
| Who tried to start a slave rebellion at Harper's Ferry, but failed? | John Brown
| How old was John Wilkes Booth when he shot Abraham Lincoln? | 24
| What Union General took control of Richmond? | Ulysses S. Grant
| 75% of those that died in the Civil War, died of what? | diseases
| Estimate. Roughly how many TOTAL people died over 4 years of the Civil War | 600,000
| What war strategy did Abraham Lincoln use at the beginning of the war? | naval blockade
| Harriet Tubman helped hundreds of slaves escape through the? | Underground Railroad
| What document, written by Abraham Lincoln, freed all slaves in the rebelling states? | Emancipation Proclamation
| The deadliest battle of the Civil War took place in 1863. It was called the? | Battle of Gettysburg
| What strange item did Abraham Lincoln have in his wallet the night he was shot? | Confederate money
| Who was the President of the Confederate States? | Jefferson Davis
| What percentage of the Civil War was fought in Virginia(give a number)? | 60%
| What speech starts with sentence, "Four score and seven years ago..."? | Gettysburg Address |