Civil War Battles Quiz

What was the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run?

• Union victory

• Confederate victory

• Stalemate

• Peace treaty

Which battle gave the North control of the Cumberland River?

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• First Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Fort Donelson

• Battle of Shiloh

What was General Ulysses S. Grant's demand at the Battle of Fort Donelson?

• Conditional surrender

• Unconditional surrender

• Retreat

• Negotiation

Which general was associated with the Confederate reinforcements at the First Battle of Bull Run?

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• P.G.T. Beauregard

• Ulysses S. Grant

Which battle is described as one of the bloodiest of the Civil War to that point?

• Peninsula Campaign

• Battle of Shiloh

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Antietam

What tactic did Confederate forces use against Grant’s troops in the battle of Shiloh?

• Defensive retreat

• Surprise attack

• Naval blockade

• Siege warfare

What was the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run?

• Confederate victory

• Stalemate

• Union victory

• No clear winner

During which months did the Peninsula Campaign take place?

• January–March 1862

• March–July 1862

• May–September 1862

• June–October 1862

Who attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond?

• General Lee

• General Jackson

• General Grant

• General McClellan

Where did the Second Battle of Bull Run take place?

• Richmond, Virginia

• Manassas, Virginia

• Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Antietam, Maryland