Antietam
This battle took place in this state
What is Maryland?
This battle is famous because the South won even though they had fewer of these.
What are soldiers?
This river the Union tried to cross at Fredericksburg.
What is the Rappahannock River?
This battle was part of this larger Union campaign.
What is the Overland Campaign?
This failed Confederate attack happened on Day 3.
What is Pickett’s Charge?
This Confederate general led the South at Antietam.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
This Union general thought he had Lee trapped.
Who is Joseph Hooker?
This Union general led the North at Fredericksburg.
Who is Ambrose Burnside?
This Union general wanted to destroy Lee’s army.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This battle had about 46,000 of these.
What are casualties?
One of the three main fighting areas at Antietam was called this.
What is Bloody Lane?
Lee surprised the Union by doing this bold move with his army.
What is splitting his army?
The Union used these floating bridges to cross the river.
What are pontoon bridges?
The brutal fighting breakthrough happened at this location.
What is the Bloody Angle?
Lincoln gave this famous speech at a cemetery dedication.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
During the morning of the Battle of Antietam, fierce fighting took place in this field.
What is the Cornfield?
This Confederate general was accidentally shot by his own men.
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
The Confederates had this advantage because they were on hills.
What is higher ground?
Grant showed he would keep fighting using this strategy of wearing the enemy down
What is attrition?
This famous line from the Gettysburg Address describes democracy.
What is “a government of the people, by the people, for the people”?
After this battle, Lincoln announced this important document.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This side won the Battle of Chancellorsville.
Who are the Confederates?
This side won the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Who are the Confederates?
After days of fighting, Grant moved his army in this directio
What is further south?
The Gettysburg Address was only this many words long.
What is 269 words?