The Civil War Week 13 and Review

When was Fort Sumter fired on, officially beginning the Civil War?

What gave the Union complete control of the Mississippi River, dividing the South in two?

Who defeated Thomas Jackson's men on their home turf (Shenandoah Valley) for the first time?

Which of the following was NOT a victory for Ulysses S. Grant in 1862?

What was the most notorious prison camp in the North (housing Confederate prisoners)?

T/F: The writ of habeas corpus was only suspended by Lincoln in the North.

What state was Dred Scott originally from?

What did soldiers in the Union Army jokingly call Grant's continual flanking move to the left?

In what battle did forces fight at barely more than arm's length for almost an entire day?

What battle was Lee's most impressive victory, but cost him Thomas Jackson?

Following what battle did Lincoln name Ulysses Grant Lieutenant General of the Union Army?

Who tried to convince Lee not to launch a massed infantry attack on the Union at Gettysburg?

What rail hub became the target of fighting because it gave access to Richmond?

Where did the deadliest fighting of the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse occur?

What famous African-American regiment stormed Fort Wagner in South Carolina?

Where did Grant show he would press forward no matter the costs to Lee for the first time?

The Union "fishhook" at Gettysburg is an example of what military lines?

How many acres of land could a person claim in the west according to the Homestead Act?

Where did Stonewall Jackson establish his legacy by defeating 3 armies several times?

What did a Confederate officer lose that forced Lee to adapt & gather forces at Antietam Creek?

What battle nearly caused Missouri to secede from the Union and saw the first general killed?

Who was put in charge of the Confederate's western forces following the death of A.S. Johnston?

Why is Antietam such an important turning point for the Union?

Who ruined Grant's advance to Vicksburg by harassing his supply and communication lines?

Who held Union lines at Chickamauga, allowing the Union to retreat to Chattanooga?

Which of the following was NOT a reason Lee decided to invade the North in 1862?

Who has been charged by some historians with treason for his actions as states seceded?

Where did Union cavalry finally establish that they were equal to Confederate cavalry?

What battle secured Tennessee for the Union but came at incredibly high cost?

What part of Lee's plan on day 3 at Gettysburg actually worked, at least for a time?

Where did Robert E. Lee take command of the Army of Northern Virginia and save Richmond?

What issue nearly caused the South to secede from the Union in the 1830s?

Who ordered Grant to await reinforcements at Pittsburg Landing before moving against Corinth?

Where did Grant make the only mistake of the war that he regretted?

What was Matthew Brady known for during the Civil War?

Where did Thomas Jackson gain the nickname "Stonewall" for holding Confederate lines?

Who led Union forces to their worst defeat of the entire war at Fredericksburg?

What battle convinced Lee that he was in a position to invade the North in 1862?

What is the name for a series of military actions with a single goal?

Where did Union troops hold out against several Confederate assaults at Shiloh?

Where was the key position on the field at Gettysburg, giving a view of the entire battlefield?

Who did Robert E. Lee utilize to scout McClellan's forces, giving him valuable information?

Who was sent to threaten Washington D.C. through the Shenandoah Valley to ease Petersburg?

Grant's overall strategy for the war perfectly illustrated the use of what military lines?

What was the goal of the South's "King Cotton" strategy?