Battles in TN
This battle took place over two days on February 14-15, 1862
What is the Battle of Fort Donelson?
The 3 stars on the TN flag represent these.
What are the 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee?
To make life difficult for the confederacy, some people in this grand division burned bridges used to move Confederate soldiers to Virginia.
What is East Tennessee?
What river was the battle at Fort Henry fought on?
TN River
This battle took place at night, on November 30, 1864
What is the Battle of Franklin?
Our state capital is located in this grand division of Tennessee.
What is Middle Tennessee?
This was the very first Civil War battle, which changed the minds of many Tennesseans about whether or not to secede.
What is the Battle of Fort Sumter?
What battle was fought on the Cumberland River?
After this battle, the Civil War essentially over in Tennessee as the Union troops had taken control of the state.
What is the Battle of Nashville?
This grand division of Tennessee remained an area of pro-Union sentiment.
What is East Tennessee?
Because there were no interstates yet, and few railroads through the southern states, the Union army led by Ulysses S. Grant led attacks to take control of this transportation system, which led to the Battles at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson.
What are rivers?
What was a famous battle location during the Battle of Franklin?
This battle had the highest percentage of causalities of any battle in the Civil War.
What is the Battle of Stones River?
West Tennesseans, led by this man, overwhelmingly wished connection with the Confederacy, and voters strongly supported seceding from the Union.
Who is Governor Isham Harris?
Why did the Confederate begin the fight at Fort Sumter?
They considered the fact that Abraham Lincoln was bringing supplies as a threat and fired on them.
Why was the Battle of Fort Donelson and the Battle of Fort Henry important to TN during the Civil War?
These victories for the Union enabled them to proceed further into TN and continue winning battles in the Civil War.
The Union Army and Navy victory at this battle opened the door to the unopposed invasion of Nashville.
What is the Battle of Fort Donelson?
This Grand Division of Tennessee had the largest number of slaves.
What is West Tennessee?
This state was the last southern state to secede from the Union.
What is Tennessee?
Why was the Battle at Stones River compared to the Battle of Shiloh?
The Confederate won the first day, but the Union came back and won the second day. The Union had better weaponry and more soldiers.