Civil War-1/20 Flashcards
What was the point of going to Gettysburg?
Getting shoes
Where did Lee order his troops 45 minutes from Harrisburg?
CashTown
On the first day ,July 1, who gains the upper hand?
Confederates
Where do the confederates take key locations?
Cemetery ridge
What was Lees mistake?
Assuming Mead’s line was weak and ordering an all out assault on it
Where do the confederates launch an attack on?
Culp’s Hill
Where did the key battle take place?
Cemetery ridge
Why did General George Pickett charge the union army?
The union army had gone silent
What happened as confederates charged?
Union artillery tore up the southerners
How many of George Pickett’s men were dead or wounded?
About half
How many Union dead?
How many conf. Dead?
Union 23,000
Conf. 28,000
What was the result go Gettysburg?
Boosted morale in the north
Drained Lee’s army of men and material
What place did Grant capture after a long siege?
Vicksburg
What happened at Chattanooga?
Confederates tried to best union forces
Where did union tribes battle native Americans for land and resources?
Trans- Mississippi West
