Chapter 15 -The Generals
Chapter 16 - Brother's War
Chapter 17 - Women of the War
Chapter 18 - Gettysburg
More Facts
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Why was the South more successful in winning the war during the first 2 1/2 years of the war?
They had better generals.
100
What type of food did the Union Army eat?
Hard tack
100
What woman was a famous Civil War nurse for the Union?
Clara Barton
100
Why did Lee want to go into the North for a second time?
The break the spirit of the North by winning a battle on Union soil and to attack Washington D.C.
100
Which European country was the Confederacy counting on to buy its cotton during the Civil War?
England.
200
Which general laid siege to Vicksburg and ultimately captured it?
General Grant
200
What type of food did the Confederate Army eat?
Cornbread
200
What was the name given to Clara Barton?
Angel of the Battlefield
200
How many men were killed in the Battle of Gettysburg?
51,000 killed, missing, or wounded.
200
What was the name of the bacteria that caused many men to have a part of their body amputated?
Gang Green
300
What was General McClellan's biggest flaw as a commander?
He was too cautious.
300
What is a draft?
Selecting people for mandatory military service.
300
What was a common infection that soldiers got from battle wounds which required amputation?
Gang green
300
What was the name of the newly appointed Union General just before Gettysburg who was very cautious?
General Mead
300
What is the chemical that was eventually used to treat this bacteria?
Bromine
400
Which commander was known for splitting his troops up in order to surprise the enemy?
General Lee
400
Why was this war called a "Brother's War?"
Because sometimes, brothers ended up fighting against each other.
400
What chemical was eventually used to treat this bacteria?
Bromine
400
How much of his army did Lee lose at Gettysburg?
One-third.
400
What was the name of the type of war fought by General Sherman?
Total War.
500
Which general was considered to be General Lee's right hand man.
General (Stonewall) Jackson
500
What was the Massachusetts 54th and what did they do that was very brave?
They were an African American unit of soldiers who led a heroic attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina.
500
What organization did Clara Barton eventually start?
The American Red Cross
500
What was the name of the charge by the Confederates at Gettysburg that involved 15,000 Southern soldiers attacking the center of the Union line?
Pickett's Charge.
500
Which general said, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender."
General Grant
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