Battle Of Antietam

Question 1

How many southern soldiers died of hunger and exhaustion?

Answer 1

5,000

Question 2

What did 2 union soldiers find?

Answer 2

Find General Lee’s plan around a discarded pack of cigars

Question 3

Who is the Union’s General at this time?

Answer 3

General McClellan

Question 4

What did General Mccleallan do with General Lee’s plan?

Answer 4

Planned defense, with 75,00 troops

At Antietam Creek in Maryland

Question 5

What is the Battle of Antietam known for?

Answer 5

The Bloodiest Single Day Battle in US History

Question 6

How many Confederates died?

Answer 6

13,000

Question 7

How many Union Soldiers died?

Answer 7

12,000

Question 8

What did General McClellan fail to do?

Answer 8

Pursue the Confederates into Virginia

Question 9

Why was General McClellan fired?

Answer 9

Because he let General Lee escape

Question 10

What did the South lose hope in?

Answer 10

The British for help and support

Question 11

What was the result of the Union winning the Battle of Antietam?

Answer 11

President Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation speech

Question 12

Who replaced General Mclellan after he was fired?

Answer 12

General Burnside as commander

Question 13

What Act passed as a result of the Battle of Antietam?

Answer 13

The African American Armed Services Act of 1862

Question 14

What did the African American Armed Services Act of 1862 do?

Answer 14

Let blacks join the military

Question 15

Where did General Lee cross?

Answer 15

Crossed the Potomac River into Maryland with 55,000 men