Generals
The most famous Confederate General and commander of the Army of Virginia.
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
Soldiers lined up in these formations to fight.
What are columns?
General Lee entered Pennsylvania, where this battle occurred.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
This weapon was the main gun used during the Civil War and was more accurate then a musket.
What is a rifle?
These were the victors at Gettysburg.
Who is the Union?
The most famous Union general; later elected president.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
General Lee ordered this charge during Gettysburg which ended in a disaster for the Confederates.
What is Pickett's Charge?
The war's first battle and a Confederate victory.
What is the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
This new bullet, used during the Civil War, was more accurate then a musket ball.
What is a minni ball?
Although it was a Union victory, it contained the most US casualties in a single day.
What is Antietam?
President of the Confederate States of America.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
General Grant believed that sacrificing as many men as possible, while a bold tactic, would be able to _____.
What is end the war/battle sooner?
The Battle of Spotsylvania occurred in this state.
What is Virginia?
The original iron warships that fought during the Civil War.
What are ironclads?
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at this location.
What is Appomattox Court House?
This Union general was criticized for his slow movement speeds.
Who is General George B. McClellan?
The Siege of Vicksburg involved Union troops entrenching themselves around the city of Vicksburg, a tactical foreshadowing this war.
What is World War I?
This battle kicked off Sherman's March to the Sea.
What is the Battle of Atlanta?
Confederates fired their cannons upon this fort to start the war.
What is Fort Sumter?
The result of the Battle of the Wilderness.
What is indecisive?
This Confederate general has one of the largest US Military installations, found in North Carolina, named after him.
Who is General Braxton Bragg?
General William Tecumseh Sherman adopted this policy during his March to the Sea.
What is a Scorched Earth Policy?
This was the final battle in Tennessee that allowed the Union Army to enter Georgia.
What is the Battle of Chattanooga?
This predecesor to the machine gun used a crank, and was invented during the Civil War.
What is a gatling gun?
This was the only major Confederate victory in the Western theater.
What is Chickamauga?