Civil War

Question 0

Ambrose burnside

Answer 0

Replaces McCellan after Antietam, led many suicidal charges

-his Lambchops

Question 1

John Buford

Answer 1

He was on the north. He realized the importance of high ground at Gettysburg.
-stopes Rebel advance day 1

Question 2

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Answer 2

Defended little round top at Gettysburg

Question 3

John Ericsson

Answer 3

Northern. Inventor of the Monitor (ironclad)

Question 4

Nathan Bedford Forrest

Answer 4

South. Founded KKK

Question 5

Ulysses S Grant

Answer 5

The last general of the north, he won the war for the north. Before he was general he was a drunk.
-NOT RETRETE

Question 6

Thomas J Jackson

Answer 6

Holds like a stonewall at Bull Run 1, he was “Lees original right hand man” and adviser

Question 7

Joseph e Johnston

Answer 7

replaced by Lee

Question 8

Robert E Lee

Answer 8

The southern leader after Johnston

Question 9

James Longstreet

Answer 9

Lees second right hand man. He begs lee not to do day 2 and 3 at Gettysburg

Question 10

George B McCllan

Answer 10

Replaces McDowel, he was organized but VERY SLOW

-thought he was Napoleon

Question 11

George Meade

Answer 11

Replaced Hooker at Gettysburg and won the battle

Question 12

George E. Picket

Answer 12

Came the second day of Gettysburg decided to charge up the middle of the hill but lost “pickets charge”
-doomed 3rd day assault

Question 13

Winfield Scott

Answer 13

Anaconda plan. Block south ports and split down the Mississippi, retired before he completed. Old fussin feathers

Question 14

William T Sherman

Answer 14

One of Lincoln’s main mans. He took Atlanta and marched to the sea
-left twisted railroad steaks

Question 15

James E.B Stuart

Answer 15

Eyes and ears of the south. Calvert commander, he died at yellow tavern

Question 16

George Thomas

Answer 16

Sherman’s stone wall, the rock of chikomangua. Sherman’s right hand man. He takes the entire hill at Chattanooga

-charged all the way up Missionary Ridge

Question 17

Emory Upton

Answer 17

Bloody angle. We should do short fat approaches to select targets. Tried to solve defensive problems

Question 18

Scott’s anaconda plan

Answer 18

The plan by the chief of the north to cut block all southern ports and split the south at the Mississippi. Scott estimated that 300K men were required for this.
-Crazy
Did some of it then he retired

Question 19

Lees invasions of the north

Answer 19

Gettysburg: attacked north, north had high ground and won after 3 days
-Longstreet begged lee not to attack on day 3

Antietam: lee attacks, splits his army in 3 then retreats bloodiest day so far
-lost (kinda)

Question 20

The war on water

Answer 20

Hampton roads- 2 ironclads, no more wood, stalemate

Battle of New Orleans-
North goes up Mississippi with mixed flotilla

Mobile Bay- north attacks three forts guarding the by, they win

Anaconda Plan

Question 21

Differences between North and South

Answer 21

North- 22 states, 22 million people, fought for united country, 90 ships. Less officers. Way more railroads

South- 11 states, 9 million people. Fought for state rights. Many more officers

Question 22

Chattanooga

Answer 22

Lookout mountain
–Tennessee River Bend
Missionary ridge

Sherman

Grant

Hooker

Question 23

Fredericksburg

Answer 23

Rapahanic Rivet

Stanford heights

Married heights

Pontine bridges

–Burnside

Question 24

Gettysburg

Answer 24

1. Outside town
2. Peach orchard, lil round top, Westfield
3. Pickets charge

Question 25

Shiloh

Answer 25

Hutch

Hornets nest
–GRANT

Tennessee river

Pittsburg landing

Question 26

Vicksburg

Answer 26

Mississippi River (BEND)

Pemberton

Question 27

Antietam

Answer 27

City
McCellan
Hooker
--BURNSIDE BRIDGE
--Bloody Lane
--north woods
--corn field