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What month and year did the Civil War begin and end?
April 1861 to April 1865
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Which battle was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Bull Run
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Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War and why?
Gettysburg Gen. Lee would never invade the North again and he could not recover from the loss of men.
100
Who was the Commander of the Army of Virginia?
General Robert E. Lee
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What were some serious weaknesses for the South?
Few Railroads Small population Few factories
200
Which city in Georgia did General Sherman burn before marching on to Savannah?
Atlanta
200
What was the battle of Shiloh called by the Union? (think of the location)
Pittsburg Landing
200
Who won the battle between the "Merrimac" and the "Monitor?"
No one- it was a stalemate.
200
Who was General Lee's right arm man?
Gen. Stonewall Jackson
200
What was the new type of combat that involved civilians that General Sherman used to end the Civil War?
total war
300
What was the Confederate Army looking for when they arrived in Gettysburg?
shoes
300
What did the Confederates lose land wise after Fort Henry and Fort Donelson fell?
Western Tennessee and Kentucky
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Which battle was the last major victory for the Confederate Army?
Chickamauga
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Who was the Commander of the entire Union Army by 1864?
General Grant
300
What was found before the battle of Antietam?
Lee's battle plans
400
What three things did General Grant use in his siege of Vicksburg?
speed surprise strength (power)
400
Which battle was a Confederate victory the first day and a Union victory in the end?
Shiloh
400
Where did the Union suffer horrible casualties when they attempted to go over a stone wall 14 times?
Fredricksburg
400
Whose Confederate Division went on a failed charge at Gettysburg on July 3rd and they were wiped out?
General Pickett
400
What was President Lincoln's main goal in the Gettysburg Address?
For the Union to survive .
500
Where was the center of the Union Army at Gettysburg?
Cemetary Ridge
500
Which battle was the bloodiest day of fighting?
Antietam
500
Which battle was General Lee's best fought battle, but also where General Stonewall Jackson died?
Chancellorsville
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Who was the Union General who didn't like to fight, hesitated, and ran for the Presidency in 1864?
General McClellan
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What happened after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
No slaves were freed in the South because he wasn't their President, and it now became a goal in the Union to end slavery.