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Grade 4 Social Studies · World 8: A Nation Divided · Level 65
The Generals
Match Grant, Lee, Jackson, and Sherman to their roles.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 65
- Two presidents faced each other. Abraham Lincoln led the Union, and Jefferson Davis led the Confederacy. Let's meet their generals.
- Ulysses S. Grant had failed at several jobs before the war. But he kept fighting, won control of the Mississippi River at Vicksburg, and by 1864 he was the Union's top general.
- William T. Sherman was Grant's trusted friend. You'll soon see what he did in Georgia.
- Robert E. Lee of Virginia was a skilled U.S. Army officer, but when Virginia seceded, he chose to fight for the Confederacy. He commanded its main army, and he won many battles. He had also enslaved people.
- Thomas Jackson earned the nickname Stonewall at the Battle of Bull Run, where he stood firm like a wall. In 1863, his own soldiers shot him by mistake in the dark, and he died. Remember what these Confederate generals fought for: a government formed to protect slavery.
Georgia Standards of Excellence in Social Studies:
- SS4H5.d — Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, and William T. Sherman.