Questions VS.7b Major Civil War Battles in Virginia

Front

The northern Army was called the __________________.

Back

the Union Army

Front

The Southern Army was called the __________________.

Back

the Confederate Army

Front

The first major clash of the Civil War was-

Back

Battle of Bull Run

Front

Who played a major role in the First Battle of Bull Run?

Back

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Front

Who was the commander of the Army of Northern Virginia?

Back

Robert E. Lee

Front

What was the capital of the Confederacy?

Back

Richmond

Front

Why did the Confederacy set fire to Richmond?

Back

To protect war supplies from the Union Army.

Front

Who did Richmond fall to?

Back

Ulysses S. Grant

Front

What happened in the battle between the ironclads, the Monitor and the Merrimack?

Back

The battle ended in a tie.

Front

What did Abraham Lincoln do to southern ports?

Back

He ordered a blockade.