Civil War 1861 - 1865

Place the following items in the correct category. Confederacy President Jefferson Davis Slave States Agriculture General Robert E. Lee State Power Know the land Union President Abraham Lincoln Manufacturing Bigger Population General Ulysses S. Grant Strong Federal Government 54th Regiment Match the following items. Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address "Secession is illegal; I will preserve the Union at all costs." Massachusetts 54th Regiment first African-American unit in the Union Army Emancipation Proclamation Document that freed the slaves in the South 13th Amendment officially freed the slaves; made slavery illegal Jefferson Davis' 1st Inaugural Address "Secession is a necessity; our States' rights are being violated." (compares the South to the 13 colonies) "Stonewall" Jackson Confederate general who made a successful stand against the Union at Bull Run. Richmond, Virginia Capital of the Confederacy Gettysburg Address "...that these dead shall not have died in vain; ....and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth." Fort Sumter, South Carolina First fight of the Civil War Battle of Vicksburg Union takes control of the Mississippi River (turning point) Sherman's March to Sea "Scorched Earth" tactic; destroyed farms and railroads; helped end the war Appomattox Courthouse Lee surrenders to Grant April 9, 1865 Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address "...with malice toward none and charity for all"; reunification instead of punishment