Civil War: Antietam Flashcards
Confederate Colonel John ____ was in charge of the ______ regiment.
Gordon/ 6th AL
Union General _____ led a group of of men known as the _____ Brigade.
Thomas Francis Mar/ Irish
The battle begins in a ______. The union army attacks under Fighting Joe _____.
Cornfield/ hooker
General Thomas Francis Mar was born in ______ to a ________ family.
Believed strongly in _____ _______. Was arrested in 1848 and sent to ____, but escaped and made his way to _____. Raised an all ______ Brigade.
Ireland/ wealthy/ Irish independence/ Tasmania/ New York/ Irish
Colonel John Gordon was born in _____. Worked in the family ____ ____ business. Led a group of _____ called the _____. Wanted to _____ from the union.
Georgia/ coal mining/ mountain men/ raccoon ruffs/ ceced
On Sep.4, the army of VA waded across the _____ river and invaded the union.
Patonic
Lincoln relied on _____ for a victory to convince Europe not to get involved.
George McClellan
McClean found Lee’s _____.
Battle plans
Lee’s forces were outnumbered _____
2 to 1
The confederates used a little road as a____ ____.
Fortified trench
The confederates were outnumbered by over ______ men, but were protected by the road.
3,000
____ of the union had never seen combat and _____ men were lost in less than 5 minutes.
70% / 450
When Thomas Mar led his Irish brigade into the battle, _____ of their men died, but they held their ground.
540
The Sunken road became know as _____.
Bloody Lane
Confed. General _______ became confused and led a retreat out into the open.
Lightfoot
