Civil War To Gettysburg Name 1) How did Stonewall Jackson get his nickname? a. He was a farmer who built stonewalls for his neighbors b. He stood like a stonewall at the battle of Bull Run I c. His fierce leadership at Fredricksburg d. His troops ability to stand up in battle. 2) Where were the battles of Bull Run I & II fought? a. Sharpsburg, Md. b. Gettysburg, Pa. c. Vicksburg, Ms. d. Manassas, Va. 3) Who took over the Union Army after the battle of Bull Run I? a. McClellan b. Burnside c. Hood d. Lee 4) What was the name of the Union Army in Washington D.C.? a. The Army of Northern Virginia b. The Army of the Potomac c. The Union D.C. s d. The 1 st Brigade 5) George McClellan was nicknamed after this great general. a. George Washington b. Patton c. Benedict Arnold d. Napoleon 6) What was the biggest criticism of McClellan? a. Too bold b. Too smart c. Too talkative d. Too cautious 7) What nickname was given to U.S. Grant after the victory at Ft. Donelson? a. Under Surrender b. Unconditional Surrender c. The Fireman d. Utterly Skeptical
8) Who was the confederate commander at the Battle of Shiloh in April of 1862? a. Grant b. Johnston c. Lee d. Hood Match the following word bank with the questions. a. Army of Northern Virginia b. Robert E. Lee c. Jefferson Davis d. Yorktown e. Richmond 9) Where did McClellan take the Army of the Potomac during the spring of 1862? (Where the British surrendered to end the Revolutionary War) 10) What city was McClellan trying to capture? 11) Who was the Confederate commander for the defense of Richmond? 12) What was the name of General Lee s army? 13) Who was the president of the confederacy? Multiple Choice 14) Where did Lee s 1 st invasion of the North end? a. Antietam b. Gettysburg c. Chancellorsville d. Vicksburg 15) What was another name for the battle of Sharpsburg? a. Bull Run b. Bloody Run c. Burr Ridge d. Antietam 16) The union name for the Battle of Sharpsburg was named after this. a. A railroad b. A creek c. A lake d. A town
17) What ground breaking writing did Lincoln do after the battle of Antietam? a. The Gettysburg Address b. The Emancipation Proclamation c. The Constitution d. The letter of Recognition 18) Who did the Emancipation Proclamation emancipate? a. All slaves b. Only slaves in the Union c. Only slaves in Washington DC d. Slaves in the states that were in rebellion 19) How many casualties were there at Antietam? a. 18,000 b. 23,000 c. 40,000 d. 51,000 20) What commander took over after McClellan was fired. a. Burnside b. Hooker c. Grant d. Sherman 21) What two battles that ended at approximately the same time are considered the turning points of the war? a. Gettysburg, Fredricksburg b. Vicksburg, Fredricksburg c. Gettysburg, Vicksburg d. Bull Run, Manassas 22) Why was General Hooker so popular with his troops? a. He believed in them b. He allowed prostitutes to follow them c. They liked him because he supplied them with liquor d. He fought with them 23) What was General Lee s greatest victory? a. 7 days battle b. Bull Run II c. Gettysburg d. Chancellorsville
24) Why was it (23) Lee s greatest loss? a. Stonewall Jackson defected b. His horse died c. He lost his arm d. Stonewall Jackson died 25) Who shot Stonewall Jackson a. Union Private b. John Brown c. Harper Ferry d. His own men 26) What state is Gettysburg in? a. Maryland b. Virginia c. Washington d. Pennsylvania 27) How many casualties were there at Gettysburg? a. 18,000 b. 23,000 c. 40,000 d. 51,000 28) What Colonel, who later became a General, defend the extreme left flank of the Union Army at Little Round Top? a. Josh Chamberlain b. Joe Hooker c. Irish O reily d. George Meade Who held the following battlegrounds during the Battle of Gettysburg? a. Union b. Confederates 29) Little Round Top 30) Cemetery Ridge 31) Seminary Ridge 32) Devil s Den 33) Culp s Hill 34) Peach Orchard
35) Wheatfield 36) The final charge of the battle of Gettysburg was led by and named after this Confederate General. a. Longstreet b. Hill c. Pickett d. Lee Match the events with the dates. 37) July 21, 1861 38) February 1862 39) April 1862 40) September 1862 41) Winter 1862 a. Antietam b. Bull Run I c. Chancellorsville d. Emancipation Proclamation e. Shiloh f. Fort Sumter g. Fredricksburg h. Ft. Henry and Donelson k. Gettysburg 42) January 1, 1863 43) May 2-6, 1863 44) July 1-3, 1863 45) April 12, 1861 Who won what? a. Union b. Confederates 46) Bull Run I 47) Bull Run II 48) Fort Sumter 49) Shiloh 50) Antietam
51) Fredricksburg 52) Chancellorsville 53) Gettysburg 54) 7 days battle 55) Fort Henry 56) Fort Donelson 57) Stones River