Unit 6 - Quiz 3 Flashcards
What is the name of the US general in command of the Peninsula Campaign?
McClellan
What is McClellan’s biggest weakness?
He was too timid
What is different about the Peninsula Campaign in its attempt to take Richmond than earlier attempts?
It is by water and not by land - - an amphibious assault
What mistake was made at Yorktown that had compromised the speed and surprise of the Peninsula Campaign?
McCellan was slow to act against yorktown
At the Battle of Seven Pines during the Peninsula Campaign which CSA general replaced Joseph Johnson after his injury?
Robert E Lee
Was the Peninsula Campaign successful?
NO
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
It freed all slaves in the states that are rebelling
What does Lincoln need to implement the Emancipation Proclamation?
A victory
If the slaves in the sough knew that the north was fighting for their freedom how could this cause a problem for CSA?
Could disrupt the economy
They would try to escape
The first day of what battle was the bloodiest in American history?
Antietam
What battle is seen as Lee”s first invasion of the north?
Antietam
What is the name of the famous first Black Regiment?
54th Massachusetts Infantry
What occurred at Fredericksburg that caused a defeat for US forces?
General Burnside order a full frontal assault on heavily fortified enemy positions
What occurred at Chancellorsville that caused a defeat for US forces?
General Hooker was out flanked by General Lee & Jackson
Even though the CSA won at Chancellorsville, the CSA took the costliest casualty of the war. Who was this Casualty?
Thomas Stonewall Jackson
