Major Battles in the East
The deadliest one day battle in American history.
What is Antietam?
The general that was in charge of the Confederate army.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The first major battle of the Civil War.
What was the First Battle of Bull Run Creek? (also known as the Battle of Manassas)
The strategic plan of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
What is only being on defense?
A war waged against citizens and not just the military.
What is "total war?"
The battle in Pennsylvania where the Confederacy wanted to give the Union a dose of their own medicine.
What is Gettysburg?
The general that was in charge of the Union for most of the Civil War.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The last battle of the Civil War that occurred a month and three days after the war officially ended.
What is Palmito Ranch?
Part 1 of Scott's Great Snake.
What is impose a naval blockade and shut off the South's trade?
Another name for a draft.
What is consription?
The Confederate victory in Virginia where they crushed the Union and morale for the Union went to an all-time low.
What is Fredericksburg?
The Confederate general that motivated his soldiers during battle but later died after getting his arm blown off at Chancellorsville.
Who was General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
The only place in the west where the Union had trouble winning.
What is Vicksburg (Mississippi)?
Part 2 of Scott's Great Snake.
What is Control the Mississippi River to split the Confederacy?
The speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery to Union soldiers in Pennsylvania.
What is the Gettysburg Address?
General Lee's greatest victory because the Confederacy won even though they were outnumbered 2 to 1.
What is Chancellorsville?
The general that came up with the four part strategy to attack the Confederacy.
Who was General Winfield Scott?
The battle in the west where afterwards Ulysses S. Grant became a national hero.
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
Part 3 of Scott's Great Snake.
What is capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia?
The order given by Abraham Lincoln to free all the slaves in the South on January 1, 1863.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
What the Confederacy hoped to achieve by winning a battle in Maryland.
What is 1. Get Maryland to leave the US and join the Confederacy. 2. Have England recognize the Confederacy as their own country.
The Union general that is known for his "March to the Sea."
Who was General William T. Sherman?
The battle in the west where Grant was placed in complete charge of the Union army after a Confederate victory.
What is the Battle of Chickamauga (Tennessee)?
Part 4 of Scott's Great Snake.
What is divide and conquer the Southern heartland?
The law that officially ended slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th amendment?