Battles
Greatest Confederate victory in the western theater of the war.
What is Chickamauga
who was 1st commander of The Army of the Potomac. 1861-1863. Commanded Battle of Fair Oaks of The 7 days and Antietam. Reluctance to follow up after victories cost the Union.
George McClellan
Winfield Scotts orginal strategy on how to crush the rebellion
Anaconda Plan
a type of cannon used in the civil war
What is either the 12 pounder Napoleon or the 6 inch Ordinance gun
after the war what was more powerful the states or federal government
Federal government
Union victory in Pennsylvania that marked a turning point in the war.
What is Gettysburg
General of the Union in 1864 replacing McClellan. Fought at Fort Donelson Fort Henry, and Battles of Shiloh, Belmont, Vicksburg, and Chatanooga.
Ulysses S. Grant
Delivered the most fire power defensively and offensively
The battle lines
This was the place that pikes were stockpiled at
Where is Milledgeville
How many people died/wounded
600,000 soldiers died and wounded
Bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War.
What is Antietam Creek
who was Congressman senator, and Secatory of War for U.S. President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis
This strategy is generally used after bayonets are affixed
The gun was called a muzzle loader for this reason
What is the musket ball was loaded into the gun through the muzzle (front of the barrel)
Who was assented by Jon Wilkes booth
Abraham Lincoln
Terrible defeat of the Union army in the one battle in which it was commanded by General Burnside.
What is Fredericksburg
One of Lee's best officers. Fought at 1st Bull Run 7 Days 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg. Lee gave him his nickname
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
used when soldiers form a single line
single column
This is how long reloading could take for a pistol
What is 2 minutes
What part of the government was strengthened
The Federal Government
Union capture that led to control of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers.
What is Forts Henry and Donelson
Beloved general of the Confederacy. Fought at 7 Days, 2nd Bull Run, Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
Robert E. Lee
Co Commands to march to the front
Forward March
This weapon was invented during the civil war
What are Breech Loaders
What part of the country suffered billions of dollars worth of damage
The south