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This was the first major battle of the Civil War and showed that the war would last longer than originally anticipated, as well as giving the South overconfidence that they could win.
What is the First Battle of Bull Run?
100
This battle was deadlier than all previous U.S. wars combined and secured the state of Tennessee for the Union.
What is the Battle of Shiloh?
100
Whose soldiers held Confederate lines along Henry House Hill long enough for reinforcements to arrive by rail?
Who is Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson?
100
These ships revolutionized navies around the world.
What are ironclads?
100
This was the location where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
What is Fort Sumter?
200
This was the battle in which Lee took command of the Army of Northern Virginia for the first time and succeeded in saving Richmond from a Union siege.
What is the Seven Days' Battles?
200
This was the fort which protected the Cumberland River and was captured by Grant after a short siege and a demand of unconditional surrender.
What is Fort Donelson?
200
What nickname did Ulysses S. Grant receive following the capture of a fort along the Cumberland River?
What is "Unconditional Surrender" Grant?
200
This is a group of gunboats; they were used by the Union to great effect in numerous battles along rivers in the South.
What is a flotilla?
200
This was the largest city in the South and fell to the Union Navy, led by Admiral Farragut, relatively easily.
What is New Orleans?
300
This battle was where the only U.S. Senator of the war was killed, it also led to Congress taking a more direct involvement in the military actions of the war.
What is the Battle of Ball's Bluff?
300
This fort protected the Tennessee River and fell to Union gunboats before troops were even able to get involved.
What is Fort Henry?
300
Who was the first Union general to be killed in the Civil War and nearly caused Missouri to secede?
Who is Nathaniel Lyon?
300
This is a panicked retreat from the field by a defeated army.
What is a rout?
300
This border state was important for the Union to maintain control of, because if it fell Washington D.C. would be surrounded by Confederate territory.
What is Maryland?
400
This was the fertile valley that became a target for both the Union and Confederacy to control; it was also the location for Stonewall Jackson's campaign that held more than 50,000 Union soldiers from joining the assault on Richmond.
What is the Shenandoah Valley?
400
This battle nearly caused Missouri to fully secede from the Union.
What is the Battle of Wilson's Creek?
400
He was the Confederate general of the Western Theatre and died from a leg wound during the Battle of Shiloh.
Who is Albert Sidney Johnston?
400
This Union action led to problems for the Confederacy with getting necessary supplies to soldiers and civilians in major population centers.
What is the blockade?
400
This became the official capital of the Confederacy as the CSA decided Virginia loyalty had to be secured for success in the war.
What is Richmond?
500
This was the name of the peninsula that McClellan and the Army of the Potomac used to move against Richmond, Virginia.
What is the Virginia Peninsula?
500
This was the first Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River to fall to Union forces.
What is Island No. 10?
500
He was placed in charge of New Orleans as military governor and used tactics to maintain control that led to massive criticism worldwide.
Who is Benjamin "The Beast" Butler?
500
This was the action taken by Lincoln in an attempt to force his armies in the East and West to attack Confederate forces.
What is War Order No. 1?
500
This body of water became a focus for both Confederate and Union forces as it gave water access to both capital cities.
What is the Chesapeake Bay?