1861β1865 Β· Fort Sumter to Appomattox Β· Blue, Gray & the Fight Between
The Civil War
The Civil War ran from the shelling of Fort Sumter in April 1861 to Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April 1865, and it settled whether the country would hold together and whether slavery would survive. This hub covers the whole war: the battles and the commanders, the ironclads and the hardtack, and the people who pushed the fight toward emancipation, from Harriet Tubman and Robert Smalls to the 54th Massachusetts.
ποΈ 8 Games
π§ 54 Questions
π Sumter to Appomattox
"It is well that war is so terrible, else we should grow too fond of it." β Robert E. Lee, reportedly, after Fredericksburg, December 1862
πΉοΈ Games & Challenges
Muster Roll Trivia
30 questions named for the roll call that opened every day in camp, from the shelling of Fort Sumter to the surrender at Appomattox.
Trivia Β· 30 Qs
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Dispatch Desk
24 wire dispatches from 1861 to 1865. We read the report, you name the battle, the ship, the general, or the place.
Quiz Β· 24 Qs
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Cemetery Ridge Crossword
A generated 17Γ16 board with 24 words, from Gettysburg and Antietam to Appomattox, Tubman, and the ironclads.
Puzzle Β· 24 Words
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Command Tent Bracket
Grant, Lee, Sherman, Stonewall Jackson, and four more. Which commander would you follow?
Bracket Β· 8 Commanders
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Picket Line Connections
Three boards of commanders, states, battles, and soldiers' kit, each hiding four groups and a trap tile that answers to two sets of orders.
Connections Β· 3 Boards
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Camp Fire Crossclimb
Three word ladders revealing Roll Call, Hardtack, and Railroad.
Crossclimb Β· 3 Boards
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Field Dispatches
Five people and five battlefields, five clues each. Name the subject early for the most points.
Five Clues Β· 10 Targets
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Battle Lines Timeline
Three decks of events, from the Fugitive Slave Act to the Fourteenth Amendment. Put each one in its year.
Timeline Β· 3 Decks
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