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Important People in the Civil War
Person
Abraham Lincoln
Key Information
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President of the United States during the Civil War
Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865
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Only President of the Confederate States of America
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General of Confederate Army and “hero of the south”
Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, VA in April 1865
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General of Union Army in Civil War
Accepted surrender of General Lee
Elected President in 1868
Leading Abolitionist, “Conductor” of the Underground Railroad
Escaped slavery and led 19 missions to bring over 300 slaves to freedom in
Canada
Served as a nurse for the Union forces
Known as “Moses” by those associated with the Underground Railroad
Wrote anti-slavery book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
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Led raid at Harper’s Ferry, 1859
Captured during raid, tried for murder, slave insurrection and treason
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Important abolitionist and anti-slavery orator
Successfully escaped slavery in 1848 after several attempts
Helped recruit African-Americans to join Union army during the war
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Union general, led “Sherman’s March” through the south during Civil War
Burned Atlanta, led devastating march to the sea, leaving a trail of destruction
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Known as the “Great Compromiser”, responsible for Missouri Compromise,
Compromise of 1850
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher
Stowe
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
William T. Sherman
Henry Clay
A slave who lived for a short time with his owner in free states, and with the
help of antislavery lawyers, Scott sued for his freedom.
 The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court - the Court decided that Scott had no
right to sue because slaves were not citizens, they said that slaves were property,
and property rights are protected by the Constitution.
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Dred Scott
Who do you think played the biggest role in the Civil War? Why? (Give at least 3 reasons)
Who would you most want to meet? Why?
Important People in the Civil War
Person
Abraham Lincoln
Key Information
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President of the United States during the Civil War
Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865
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Only President of the Confederate States of America
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General of Confederate Army and “hero of the south”
Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, VA in April 1865
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General of Union Army in Civil War
Accepted surrender of General Lee
Elected President in 1868
Leading Abolitionist, “Conductor” of the Underground Railroad
Escaped slavery and led 19 missions to bring over 300 slaves to freedom in
Canada
Served as a nurse for the Union forces
Known as “Moses” by those associated with the Underground Railroad
Wrote anti-slavery book “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
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Led raid at Harper’s Ferry, 1859
Captured during raid, tried for murder, slave insurrection and treason
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Important abolitionist and anti-slavery orator
Successfully escaped slavery in 1848 after several attempts
Helped recruit African-Americans to join Union army during the war
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Union general, led “Sherman’s March” through the south during Civil War
Burned Atlanta, led devastating march to the sea, leaving a trail of destruction

Known as the “Great Compromiser”, responsible for Missouri Compromise,
Compromise of 1850
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Beecher
Stowe
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
William T. Sherman
Henry Clay
A slave who lived for a short time with his owner in free states, and with the
help of antislavery lawyers, Scott sued for his freedom.
 The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court - the Court decided that Scott had no
right to sue because slaves were not citizens, they said that slaves were property,
and property rights are protected by the Constitution.

Dred Scott
Who do you think played the biggest role in the Civil War? Why? (Give at least 3 reasons)
Who would you most want to meet? Why?
Key Battles of the Civil War
Battle/Date
Fort Sumter
April 12, 1861
Bull Run (Manassas)
July 21, 1861
Antietam
September 17, 1862
Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863
Vicksburg
July 4, 1863
Bentonville
March 19-21, 1865
Appomattox
April 9, 1865
Winner
South
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Description/Significance
Confederacy fired upon Union fort
first shots fired in the War
no casualties, North surrendered the fort
South
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First major battle of the Civil War
30 miles outside of DC in Virginia
Clear to both sides that War would not end soon
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Bloodiest single day of the Civil War (Lee v. McClellan)
Lee’s army hoped to capture DC, but Union learned of plan and
was prepared
Lee withdrew from Virginia
It was after this battle that Lincoln issued the Emancipation
Proclamation
No Clear
Winner
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Turning point in Civil War
Lee’s plan to cut off Washington DC from Northern States failed
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Grant captured city of Vicksburg on Mississippi River
Cut off western Confederate states from eastern Confederate
states
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Bloodiest battle in North Carolina
Slowed Sherman’s advance to Raleigh
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Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union General Grant
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North