Quick Civil War!! Flashcards
Date of Fort Sumter?
April 12, 1861
Significance of Fort Sumter?
Noted the beginning of Civil War when Confederates attacked Union fort.
Significance of Shiloh?
Attempt by Union to control the Mississippi River (blockade of supplies to the South)
Date of Antietam?
September 17, 1862
Where was the Battle of Antietam?
Sharpsburg, Maryland
Bloodiest one-day battle?
Battle of Antietam
Who won the Battle of Antietam?
Stalemate (Confedreates retreated): considered a Union victory
Signifigance of Battle of Vicksburg?
Attempt to control the Mississippi River and further blockade supplies to South
Gettysburg date?
July 1-3, 1863
Appomattox Courthouse Date?
April 9, 1865
General “Stonewall” Jackson
Confederate, First Battle of Bull Run
General McClellan
Union general
18th president?
Ulysses S. Grant
General Sherman
Union general; led Total War campaign
Dorothea Dix
Civil War nurse; activist for mentally ill
