On Sept. 2 1864 this general's troops occupied Atlanta

In August 1862 the Yanks got beaten near this Virginia creek for the second time in a little over a year

The Union won at Gettysburg on July 3 1863 & this other vital burg July 4 & the Confederacy was on the ropes

An 1865 photo shows the extent of destruction in this capital

A critical 1864 fight was known as the Battle of this for the Virginia region of dense thickets where it was fought

More famous for a Montana battle he & his men kept Jeb Stuart from attacking the Union rear at Gettysburg

A devil fish was one of these weapons used by the Confederate navy

On Nov. 1 1861 this hero of the Mexican War resigned as general-in-chief of the Union armies

His son Custis served as an aide-de-camp to Jefferson Davis during the war

Both neighbors of Illinois these 2 border states did not secede but groups there sent delegates to the CSA Congress

Lincoln made George Meade the leader of the Army of this river in 1863

Goober grabbers were Civil War soldiers who hailed from this state

(Sarah of the Clue Crew shows a map on the monitor.) General Winfield Scott wanted to blockade the South in a siege-like fashion control the Mississippi River & strangle the Rebels in his plan named for this South American serpent

Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 5 days after this 1862 Union victory in Maryland

U.S. Grant's initials came to stand for this after giving extremely limited capitulation terms to Gen. Buckner

The 9 1/2-month siege of Petersburg resulted in the fall of Richmond & this Virginian's surrender

In 1863 he published the article Men of Color to Arms! urging black enlistment in the army

These mountains divided the war into 2 main theaters: east to the Atlantic & west to the Mississippi River

The 1862 Battle of Sharpsburg was fought over a Maryland creek that gave the fight this other name

In December 1864 William T. Sherman wired Lincoln that he was presenting a Christmas gift of this port city

Not a single person was killed in the April 1861 battle over this fort but it did launch the Civil War

2 half brothers of this First Lady died fighting for the Confederacy

In mid-1861 Montgomery Alabama was out & this city was in as capital of the Confederacy

A favorite of Lee this general actually favored preservation of the Union but went with Virginia after secession

In November 1861 this Union man became general in chief of all armies; by March 1862 he lost the gig