Civil War Battles

Question 1

This battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Antietam

Question 2

The first shots of the Civil War were fired where?

Accepted Answer

Fort Sumter

Question 3

This was the battle in which the Union cut the Confederacy into two parts by taking the Miss.

Accepted Answer

Vicksburg

Question 4

Which battle showed the public that it would be a long and bloody war (Stonewall got his name)?

Accepted Answer

First Bull Run

Question 5

Where did Nathan Bedford Forrest order the killing of surrendering black soldiers?

Accepted Answer

Fort Pillow

Question 6

This battle is often seen as the turning point of the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

Gettysburg

Question 7

The Union victory which first allowed them to set their sights on the Mississippi River was __?

Accepted Answer

Shilo

Question 8

Who led the famous "March to the Sea" in which Atlanta was destroyed.

Accepted Answer

William T. Sherman

Question 9

Which battle featured a fight between the Ironclads?

Accepted Answer

Hampton Roads

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