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“The Civil War” Produced by Ken Burns 4:30 am April 12, 1861 1. Where was the first battle of the Civil War? 2. Who gave the signal for the Confederates to fire the first shots? 3. What was the only casualty of the first battle of the Civil War? 4. “All the past we leave behind with ________.” Walt Whitman Traitors and Patriots 5. How many served in the regular army of the United States at the beginning of the Civil War? 6. What Mexican War hero was called “old fuss and feathers?” 7. What General graduated at the bottom of his class at West Point? 8. Who resigned from the Louisiana Military Academy and headed north at the beginning of the war? 9. Who had failed at peacetime soldiering and was considered a drunk by many who knew him in Illinois? 10. What was the response in the South when Richmond called for 100,000 volunteers? 11. What millionaire in Memphis posted a sign calling for anyone who wanted to “go kill some Yankees?” 12. Population in the North: 13. Free population in the South: 14. The value of all the goods produced in the South at the beginning of the Civil War added up to less than ________ of the goods produced in the state of New York alone. 15. Who did General Winfield Scott endorse as commander of the Union Army? 16. Why did Robert E. Lee refuse Lincoln’s offer of command of the Union Army? 17. Both sides thought it would be a ________ day war and both agreed that it was to be a ________ man’s fight. Gun Men 18. Why did President Lincoln insist that work on the Capitol dome continue as scheduled? 19. Why was General McDowell hesitant to fight the Confederates in Virginia? 20. In what ways did President Lincoln work outside of the powers granted the president in the Constitution of the United States? 21. “More ________ than honest men find shelter under habeas corpus.” President Lincoln 22. How did Union General Benjamin Butler justify ignoring the Fugitive Slave Act? Manassas 23. What was the goal of the Union Army in Virginia on July 16, 1861? 24. How close was Bull Run creek to Washington D.C.? 25. What Virginian held a hill in the center of the Confederate line, even as the Union was sure of a quick victory at Manassas? 26. Describe “Old Blue Light” in battle. 27. What Confederate General ordered the successful counterattack at the Battle of Bull Run? A Thousand Mile Front 28. Who took over training the Union “Army of the Potomac” after their defeat at Manassas? 29. According to Shelby Foote, how did McClellan change the army for the better? 30. How large was the Union Army by the end of 1861? Honorable Manhood Listen to the reading of the letter of Sullivan Ballou to his wife.