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Antietam
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100
What is the population of the North?
22 million
100
What did the South call this battle?
The Battle of Sharpsburg
100
Whom did Lincoln say had a "case of the slows?"
Gen. George B. McClellan
200
Which side had better generals?
The South
200
Where did this battle start?
Miller's cornfield
200
Where were the first shots of the American Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter, S.C.
300
Which side had home field advantage?
The South
300
What was the nickname of where the second phase of the battle took place?
The Bloody Lane
300
Who was the President of the C.S.A.?
Jefferson Davis
400
Which side had more factories?
The North
400
What fell into the hands of Union General McClellan before the battle began?
The Confederate battle plans
400
What was the Union's plan to "squish" the South?
The Anaconda Plan
500
Which side had more miles of railroad?
The North
500
In terms of casualties, why is Antietam remembered?
It is the bloodiest one day battle in American history.
500
Who stood there "like a stone wall?"
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson