Civil War Battles

Confederates attacked the fort, the Union surrendered.  First shots of the war

• Bull Run/ Manassas 1
• Antietam
• Appomattox Courhouse
• Ft. Sumter

McDowell is able to push back the left side, but the Conf. end up breaking through the right side, causing the Union to retreat. First major battle. Lincoln realizes the war will be long and costly. Union Loss. Stonewall Jackson gets his nickname.

• Bull Run/Manassas 1
• Ft. Sumter
• Antietam
• Shiloh

Lee invades MD for supplies and to gain an ally. Bloodiest day in U.S. history. McClellan is slow to attack despite having found Lee's battle plans. South eventually withdraws, McClellan doesn't follow. North claims victory. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation.

• Gettysburg
• Chancellorsville
• Antietam
• Bull Run/Manassas 1

Which was the bloodiest ONE day battle of the war?

• Chickamauga
• Vicksburg
• Antietam
• Atlanta

Where did the Battle of Antietam happen? 

• Georgia
• Mississippi
• Maryland
• Pennsylvania

Large population, railroads and industry in the North were all factors that showed

• the Confederacy's strengths
• the Union's weaknesses
• the Union's strengths
• the large population of the US

The Battle of Bull Run was fought in which state?

• South Carolina
• Virginia
• New York
• Africa

General Thomas Jackson received which nickname after the Battle of Bull Run?

• Stonehenge
• Rockwall
• Stonewall
• Rockhenge

Who won the Battle of Bull Run?

• Confederates
• Union
• British
• Northerners

Confederates attacked the fort, the Union surrendered.  First shots of the war

• Bull Run/ Manassas 1
• Antietam
• Appomattox Courhouse
• Ft. Sumter