Vicksburg
Vicksburg Numbers
Gettysburg
Generals
Fun Facts
100
Which side of Vicksburg was the most vulnerable?
South of Vicksburg
100
What year did the siege of Vicksburg occur?
1863
100
How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
3
100
What is the name of the Confederate general at Vicksburg? (full name)
General John C. Pemberton
100
What did citizens of Vicksburg begin eating in order to stay alive.
Cats, rats, horses, and dogs
200
Why did the North want to capture Vicksburg?
To separate the Confederacy and take control of the Mississippi River.
200
How many caves did the citizens of Vicksburg dig into nearby hills? And why?
500, to escape the constant bombardment
200
On what day did Lee withdraw?
July 4th, 1863
200
Name the two main Confederate generals at the Battle of Gettysburg? (full names)
General Robert E. Lee, Lieutenant General Robert S. Ewell
200
Why did the Union soldiers call Vicksburg "Prairie Dog Village"?
The residents had dug 500 caves in nearby hills to escape the constant bombardment.
300
What parts of Vicksburg's location made it strategic?
It is located on a 200 ft cliff along the bend of the river.
300
Porter transferred __________ men and _______ guns from the west bank of the Mississippi to the east bank.
24,000 and 60
300
What day of fighting did Lee order an attack called "Picket's Charge"? How many soldiers were involved?
Day 3, less than 15,000 soldiers
300
Which admiral moved soldiers and guns from the west bank of the Mississippi to the east bank?
Admiral David Porter
300
Gettysburg was the _________ battle of the Civil War and the _________ battle to have ever taken place in North America.
bloodiest, largest
400
Why did Grant decide to conquer Vicksburg by means of a siege?
Because the Confederates were well entrenched and there were many previous Union casualties from earlier battles.
400
Grant and his men dug ____ miles of trenches around Pemberton's _________ men
15 and 29,000
400
On the second day of fighting, the Union kept control of _________, but lost the ____________ and the _________. (locations)
Little Round Top, orchard and wheatfield
400
Which general conducted two feints north of Vicksburg? (Including middle name)
General William Tecumseh Sherman
400
Approximately __________ soldiers from both sides died during the Battle of Gettysburg.
51,000
500
What did President Lincoln write about the Mississippi River after Vicksburg surrendered?
"[The Mississippi] again goes unvexed to the sea”
500
In three weeks, Grant's men marched ____ miles, won _____ battles and captured some _______ soldiers.
180, 5, and 6,000
500
Name 5 of the main locations during the Battle of Gettysburg.
Possible answers Little Round Top, Wheat Valley/Field, Devils Den, Culps Hill, Peach Orchard, Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge
500
"Pickett's Charge" was ordered by __________ and led by _______________.
General Robert E. Lee, Major General George E. Pickett
500
For how many years did the town of Vicksburg not celebrate the 4th of July? What year did they start to celebrate the 4th of July again?
81 years. 1944
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