Name: ______________________________ Period: _______

Episode 5- Civil War

The History Channel
America: The Story of US

Directions: Fill in the blanks below. This is a quick paced worksheet.

1. The Civil War was the first _____________ war because it took place after the

____________________________________.

2. The improved _______________ and __________________ of the Minie Ball are a deadly
combination.

3. More often than not, the result of a direct hit is __________________.

4. The troops still face each other _________________, in lines across the battlefield.

5. The minie ball has a range over ___________ yards & can be reloaded up to_______ times
faster.

6. The alliance of new _________________ and outdated _______________ tactics leaves a

body count on an industrial scale.

7. General Lee is already a veteran of the ______________________ and is highly regarded for
his __________________ on the battlefield.

8. The ________________ is one of Lincoln's hidden weapons in the war.

9. Lincoln puts the railroads under __________________ control to speed up troop and supply
deployment.

10. The __________________ is America's first tool of mass communication.

11. Like Twitter today, the telegraph needs only ___________________ to send messages.

12. Lincoln puts all telegraph offices under ___________________ control.

13. Lincoln can now communicate with his commanders on the __________________________,
even sending them direct orders on how to fight the war.

14. True or False: The South uses the telegraph system as well as the North.
15. _________ of all operations conducted by army surgeons are ________________________.

16. An experienced surgeon can cut off a limb in just __________ minutes.

17. If a bullet doesn't kill you, then __________________________ can.

18. _______________ as many soldiers die from infected wounds & disease as on the
___________________.

19. Looking after the _________________________ of soldiers becomes as essential to the

_________________ as the supply of guns and ammunition.

20. Large numbers of ___________________ sign up as battlefield ____________________.

21. The sorting of the wounded puts the most serious cases ______________________.

22. Clara Barton goes on to found the American ___________ Cross.

23. With the discovery of bromine, nearly ________ of amputees survive surgery, & gangrene
becomes _________ by the war's end.

24. The spread of portable __________________ means gory images of the battlefield can reach
every __________.

25. Never again will politicians be able to fight wars without _________________ support.

26. Embalming keeps the body free from any signs of _________________________.

27. True or False: The South was given an ultimatum by Lincoln to free their slaves.

28. January 1, 1863 -- The Emancipation Proclamation abolishes slavery in the

_______________ Southern states.

29. Thanks to the telegraph, news of the Emancipation Proclamation spreads _______________.

30. The Emancipation Proclamation made the Union army a force for _____________________,
now fighting to end _____________________.

31. The first national cemetery for soldiers was at ____________________.

32. In 1864, the war remains ______________________.

33. Sherman's tactics of ____________________ have won out & helps secure the election of
_____________.

34. Within 6 months, General Lee has __________________; the rebellion is over.

35. Within a week, ________________ lies dead from an assassin's bullet.