Civil War Battles Quiz

After this battle, the Confederate and the Union realized it would not be a quick, easy victory to win the war.

• Battle of Gettysburg

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Appomattox Court House

Where General Robert E. Lee surrendered.

• Appomattox Court House

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg

• First Battle of Bull Run

This battle was the first clash of naval warships. It changed the future of naval warfare.

• Battle of For Sumter

• Atlanta Campaign

• Battle of the Ironclads

• Battle of Gettysburg

This battle took place over 3 days in Pennsylvania.

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• First Battle of Bull Run

In May 1864, Union soldiers marched into Georgia. The Confederates fought back all summer.

• Battle of the Ironclads

• Atlanta Campaign

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Fort Sumter

This battle marked the beginning of the Civil War.

• Appomattox Court House

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Atlanta Campaign

• Battle of Fort Sumter

Sherman and his troops headed to Savannah after capturing Atlanta, using total war along the way.

• Sherman's March to the Sea

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Appomattox Court House

• Battle of the Ironclads

Choose the best answer. Who led the South during the Civil War?

• George Washington

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Andrew Jackson

______ was the Commander of the Confederate Army of Virginia during the Civil War.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

• Clara Barton

Who took over as President after Abraham Lincoln was killed?

• Andrew Johnson

• Stonewall Jackson

• George Washington

• Ulysses S. Grant