Civil War Unit Review

Defeat in the battle of Chancellorsville led to this Union general being replaced (fired).

She would revolutionize military hospitals and eventually start the American Red Cross.

The formation in which a unit fought during the first years of the Civil War

Which of these weapons technology was NOT used in the Civil War?

After the Union victory at Antietam, Lincoln will issue this statement.

The last major battle of the Civil War.

Union general Ulysses S. Grant lost over 7000 in a 1/2 an hour at what battle?

The last southern state to secede from the union.

Lincoln used the Union's victory in this battle to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

The old and antiquated (out of date) tactics used in the first few years of the war

Both sides had to resort to this to restock their armies as the war dragged on.

This group made up the majority of soldiers in both the armies during the Civil War.

The southern general Albert Sydney Johnson was killed in this battle.

This was the first southern state to secede from the Union.

Union general accused of being a "butcher" due to the heavy casualties in battles he won.

This Union general would lead troops in a destructive march through the south

The capture of this southern city was a key part of the North's "Anaconda Plan".

After his victory at Vicksburg, this Union general would become commander of all Union forces.

The name given the Union's first ironclad warship

He was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia from 1862 to the end of the war.

This was the nickname for the Union's plan to blockade the Confederacy's port cities.

The bloodiest battle in American history.

Soldiers deployed in front of a battle line to slow the enemies approach and observe the lines

The turning point of the Civil War.

Number of Americans killed in this battle was more than all battles of the Revolutionary war

The location of the first battle of ironclad warships.

Southern general who was offered command of the Union forces at the start of the war.

More soldiers died from this issue, than died from actual battlefield wounds.

The capital of the Confederate States of America.

Which of these was NOT a border state

This new weapons technology was the one that led to the most battlefield casualties.

Soldiers on horseback

Ambrose Burnside was relieved of command (fired) after his defeat in this battle.

Slave states that remained in the Union were known as

The name given the CSA's first ironclad worship.