General Grant
Why did Lincoln choose Grant to be commander of all Union armies?
Grant was willing to use his armies to fight.
Why was the Union still able to fight after being driven out of the town of Gettysburg on the first day of the Battle?
They took up a strategic position on higher ground.
What did Lincoln emphasize about the Union in his Second Inaugural Address?
He explained the country's basis of freedom and equality.
What was the highest military honor first awarded during the Civil War?
The Medal of Honor
What was Grant doing when the Civil War began in 1861?
He was working as a clerk at his father's leather shop in Galena.
What was the purpose of Sherman's March to the Sea?
Destroy anything that could help the Confederate war effort.
Who was Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 U.S. Presidential Election?
George McClellan
What Northern general and his troops were sent into the Shenandoah Valley in 1864 to destory crops and livestock?
General Phil Sheridan
How did Grant win the Battle of Vicksburg?
What were Lee's two goals when he marched to Gettysburg?
1. Cripple the Union Army.
2. Swing around and capture Washington, D.C.
What was Winfield Scott's plan that was the main Union war strategy during the Civil War?
The Anaconda Plan
Who was the Union commander at Gettysburg?
George Meade
How was Grant's plan for Union victory different from those of the generals before him?
He destroyed anything of use to the South and kept fighting.
What did the capture of Vicksburg on July 4, 1863, accomplish?
1. The Confederacy was cut in two.
2. The Union controlled the lower Mississippi River.
Why were the Union victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg a turning point in the war?
They showed it was only a matter of time before the Confederacy would fall.
Who was the Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Where did Grant accept Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865?
Appomattox
What was the failed attack at Gettysburg called that was ordered by Lee and cost the Confederates thousands of men?
Pickett's Charge
Why was Sherman's burning of Atlanta a blow to the Southern war effort?
Atlanta was a railroad center and had many factories that produced goods for the troops.
What was the capital of the Confederacy?
Richmond