Events in the US Civil War - Statistics

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Date Hint Answer % Correct
6 November 1860 This Republican is elected President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln
100%
1 July 1863 The bloodiest battle of the Civil War. Battle of Gettysburg
94%
25 April 1862 This city, at the mouth of the Mississippi River, is captured by the Union. New Orleans
88%
20 December 1860 This state is the first to secede from the Union. South Carolina
88%
2 March 1864 This Union general is given command of Union armies. Ulysses S. Grant
88%
17 September 1862 The battle which results in the single bloodiest day in American military history. Battle of Antietam
82%
12 April 1861 This battle occurs, often cited as the beginning of the Civil War. Battle of Fort Sumter
82%
22 July 1864 This Union general captures Atlanta. William Sherman
82%
21 July 1861 The first major battle of the Civil War; also called the Battle of First Mannassas First Battle of Bull Run
76%
15 November 1864 A campaign by the above general to capture Savannah, Georgia. Sherman's March to the Sea
76%
22 September 1862 A declaration by the President that freed all slaves in the Confederacy. Emancipation Proclamation
71%
18 May 1863 The siege and capture of this town gives the Union full control of the Mississippi River. Vicksburg
71%
9 April 1865 General Lee surrenders at this location. Appomattox Court House
59%
30 April 1863 General Lee's "perfect battle", where he defeated Major General Joseph Hooker. Battle of Chancellorsville
47%
5 September 1862 The Confederacy's first push towards Washington D.C. Maryland Campaign
35%
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