TN Weekly Reader- Week 26- Battles of the Civil War

Mark the battle that happened right before President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Gettysburg

• Shiloh

• Antietam

• Fort Sumter

There were many brave women who helped in the Civil War. Choose one woman from this week's issue and tell what she did and why you think she was brave.

Why did Lincoln wish General Meade had gone after the Confederate Army when they retreated from Gettysburg?

• the union army was too hurt

• the union might have been able to win the war

• the south might have been able to win the war

• General Meade didn't follow orders

Mark all the types of people who fought in the Civil War.

• women

• men

• toddlers

• boys

Mark the woman who ran the largest military hospital of the war.

• Clara Barton

• Helen Gilson

• Phoebe Pember

• Susie King Taylor

"He also had to suspend a law." Mark the synonym for suspend in this sentence.

• discontinue

• hang

• wait

• make

What did Lew Wallace do that caused people to blame him for the loss at the Battle of Shiloh?

• He didn't follow orders and marched a different way.

• He marched right through the Union army.

• He went to the wrong battlefield.

• He stopped his men because they were too tired.

Look at the map of the Civil War Battles. Which battle was the farthest north?

• Shiloh

• Fort Sumter

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

Natalia created a timeline of events. How does a timeline help the reader?

• It shows where things happened.

• It shows in what order things happened.

• It shows what time of day things happened.

• It shows where the line is.

Many boys fought in the Civil War. Describe the different ways they were able to join the armies.