| A | B |
| Commander of Southern troops | Robert E. Lee |
| Commander of Army of Potomoc | U.S. Grant |
| President of the Confederacy | Jefferson Davis |
| 1st capital of the Confederacy | Montgomery |
| military turning points | Vicksburg and Gettsyburg |
| document freed slaves in southern states | Emancipation Proclamation |
| attempt to gain British recognition by the South | Gettsyburg |
| 1st battle of the war | Battle of Bull Run |
| immediate cause | firing of Fort Sumter |
| indirect cause | election of Lincoln |
| suspension of writ of habeus corpus | Lincoln's attempt to control anti war sentiment |
| excellent military leaders | Southern advantage |
| naval blockade | Northern strategy |
| Stonewall Jackson | Lee's right hand man |
| Winston County, AL | refused to secede from the Union |