The Civil War in Tennessee

Feb. 1862: Union victory; Union army took over entire Cumberland river & Nashville

Sept. 1863: Confederates rip Union army to shreds, forcing Union Army to retreat

Tried to surprise Union forces by dashing across AL into TN to cut Union supply lines

Led forces to Knoxville; defeated Confederates @ Fort Sanders & left East TN in Union control

Confederate General in charge of western Tennessee during the Civil War:

Feb. 1862: Union victory; Union army took over entire TN river

Presbyterian minister who developed a plan to burn bridges in TN to allow for Union uprising

Who was named military governor of TN after federals seized control of the state?

Who was the governor of Tennessee when the Civil War erupted?

Nov. 1863: Grant breaks siege and push Confederates back, opening GA to Union invasion

Which political group nominated Tennessean John Bell for president in 1860?

Assigned defense of entire Mississippi Valley; established Line of the Cumberland to protect TN

Last engagement of significance in Tennessee; greatly reduced TN forces; Union victory

Which of the following is NOT a position Andrew Johnson held during the Civil War?

Dec 1862-Jan 1863: Union victory; Bragg attempts to regain Nashville but retreats south

Who was elected governor of Tennessee in 1865?

Which political group nominated Abraham Lincoln for president in 1860?

Apr. 1862: Union victory; 2 days of heavy battle; Confederates lost chance to regain TN

What turned many Tennesseans against the Union in 1861?

First full Admiral in the history of the country; born in Knoxville