1. The Civil War Begins

2. Key Players

3. United States of America Union Army

4. Abraham Lincoln U.S. President throughout the entire war Election is one of the reasons the war started

5. Ulysses S. Grant Commander of the Union Army Famous for victories at Shiloh and Vicksburg

6. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Brigadier General Famous for winning the Medal of Honor for Gettysburg Present at the Surrender at Appomattox

7. Joseph Hooker Major General Famous for losing the battle of Chancellorsville Dropped out of the war when denied a promotion From Hadley, MA

8. George Brinton McClellan Major General Commander of the Union Army before Grant Could not follow orders, so he was dismissed from service

9. Robert Gould Shaw Colonel Led the all-black 54 th Regiment From Boston, MA

10. William T. Sherman General Famous for many battles, including the capture of Atlanta and Charleston

11. Confederate States of America Confederate Army

12. Jefferson Davis First and only president of the Confederacy

13. Robert E. Lee Commander of the Confederate Army Opposed slavery Was offered command of the Union Army, but declined Most famous for Battle of Gettysburg

14. John Bell Hood General Wounded at Gettysburg, eventually lost a leg Famous for losing to Sherman at Atlanta

15. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Major General Famous for 1 st Battle of Bull Run and Gettysburg Accidently shot by his own men

16. James Longstreet General Often blamed for the defeat at Gettysburg for allowing Pickett’s Charge to happen

17. George Pickett General Most famous for his ill- fated charge during the Battle of Gettysburg