Civil War Battles

Which battle was the first of the Civil War?

• Antietam

• Sumter

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

This battle was the beginning of 'total war' for both the Union and Confederacy.

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Sumter

The Union won this battle thanks in part to the advantage of the "Hornets Nest".

• Bull Run

• Shiloh

• Antietam

• Sumter

Following this battle, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

• Bull Run

This battle was won by the Union, despite McClellan opting to not pursue Confederate troops as they retreated.

• Antietam

• Shiloh

• Gettysburg

• Sumter

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson emerged a hero of this battle.

• Antietam

• Bull Run

• Gettysburg

• Shiloh

This battle was considered a 'turning point' in the Civil War.

• Shiloh

• Sumter

• Gettysburg

• Bull Run

'Pickett's Charge' was a failed attempt by the Confederacy to storm Union defenses in this battle.

• Gettysburg

• Shiloh

• Antietam

• Bull Run

This side had better military generals.

• Confederacy

• Union

• Neither

• Both

Which was not a border state?

• Virginia

• Kentucky

• Missouri

• Maryland