Ch. 14 Foner Civil War Battles

Question 1

Secured eastern TN for the North; cleared the way for the invasion of GA

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Chattanooga

Question 2

KY and TN came under Union control; Nashville became the first Confederate capitol to fall to the Union

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Forts Henry & Donelson

Question 3

The Union seized the last Confederate stronghold in the South, successfully dividing it

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Vicksburg

Question 4

The Union captured the South's largest city (center of the cotton trade)

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New Orleans

Question 5

Navy destroyed the Confederate fleet; South no longer had a port on the Gulf of Mexico

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Mobile Bay

Question 6

Great Britain did not recognize the Confed so they lost international recognition; A.L. issued the Emancip. Proclamation

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Antietam

Question 7

Turning point for the war in the east, ensuring that the British would not recognize the South; South on the defensive

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Gettysburg

Question 8

Widespread destruction preceded Sherman's "March to the Sea" demoralizing the South

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Atlanta

Question 9

Lee&#x27;s smaller force inflicted heavy losses, shaking Union confidence; convinced Lee to invade the North, again

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Chancellorsville

Question 10

Grant's offensive cut the South in half; Controversial b/c of the loss of life

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Shiloh

Question 11

Signaled to both North and South that the war would be a long conflict requiring large armies.

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First Battle of Bull Run

Question 12

Although a Confederate victory it established the validity of African-American soldiers; the 54th Massachusetts

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Ft. Wagner

Questions 12