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1 Civil War Review Game

2 Which Union general was removed from command after his defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg?
Stop Ambrose Burnside 1

3 Confederate general Bragg hoped to gain support from southern sympathizers in the North, nicknamed what? Stop Copperheads 2

4 Stop 3 Chancellorsville
Union general Hooker unsuccessfully attempted to envelop Lee in Northern Virginia in which battle? Stop Chancellorsville 3

5 The experience gained from troops in the early years of the war combined with more competent general leadership led Sherman to declare 1863 the ___________________ phase of the war. Stop Professional 4

6 Lee hoped to reduce pressure on Confederate forces in which city with his 2nd invasion of the north?
Stop Vicksburg 5

7 Ewell’s failure to secure which hill allowed Union forces to establish a strong defensive perimeter on the first day of Gettysburg? Stop Cemetery Hill 6

8 Which failed charge launched against the Union center at Cemetery Ridge on the last day of Gettysburg resulted in massive Confederate casualties? Stop Pickett’s Charge 7

9 What city in Mississippi was taken and held by Sherman’s troops before Grant launched his siege against Vicksburg? Stop Jackson 8

10 Stop 9 Lever-action rifle
Which weapon gave the Union a tactical advantage in the Mississippi Theater, though did not become commonplace in the Eastern Theater? Stop Lever-action rifle 9

11 During which battle did Union commander Rosecrans open a gap in his center, allowing Confederate forces to penetrate the Union defenses? Stop Chickamauga 10

12 The supply line created by Grant and his troops to support the besieged Union army at Chattanooga was called what? Stop Cracker Line 11

13 Battle of the Wilderness
Which early battle in Grant’s Overland Campaign ended in Union defeat, but did not dissuade Grant’s continued pursuit of Lee’s forces towards Spotsylvania? Stop Battle of the Wilderness 12

14 Stop 13 Shenandoah Valley
What area of northern Virginia was burned and destroyed in an attempt to cut off Lee’s source of supplies? Stop Shenandoah Valley 13

15 What city was delivered to Lincoln as a “Christmas present” by Sherman before his campaign through the Carolinas in 1865? Stop Savannah 14

16 The capture of which port effectively completed the Anaconda Plan in September of 1864?
Stop Mobile Bay 15

17 Which city was besieged for 10 months by Union forces in an attempt to force Lee to abandon the capital of Richmond? Stop Petersburg 16

18 The defense of this city effectively destroyed more than half of the Confederate’s Tennessee Army and cut Lee off from reinforcements from the west? Stop Nashville 17

19 Lee officially surrendered to Ulysses S
Lee officially surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the courthouse of which small Virginia city? Stop Appomatox 18

20 What was the most significant cause of death in both the Union and Confederate armies throughout the war? Stop Disease 19

21 What piece of legislation was introduced that changed the obligations male citizens owed to the nation in 1863? Stop Enrollment Act 20


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