Civil War Battles Quiz

What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg?

North gained control of the Mississippi River

Who was the Commander of the Confederate troops?

Robert E. Lee

What were three similarities between the first and second Battles of Bull Run?

Same leaders; The Confederate Army won; Union retreated to Washington

What was the significance of the Second Battle of Bull Run?

Confederates had 20,000 fewer men and still won; Led to the Union really starting to take them seriously

Why was the Battle of Chancellorsville considered Lee's greatest achievement and loss?

The outnumbered Confederates defeated the much larger Union; General Stonewall Jackson was killed

Who was the Commanders of the Union troops?

Ulysses S. Grant

Who was victorious at the Battles of Chattanooga?

Union

What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?

It was the turning point in the war

How many Union and confederate troops were lost at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

13,000 Confederate losses and 17,000 Union losses

What was the significance of the Battle of Chancellorsville?

Confederate Army defeated the much larger Union Army; General Stonewall Jackson was killed

What was the significance of the Battles of Chattanooga?

Forced confederate troops back to Georgia

What was Grant's plan at Vicksburg?

Grant cut off the South's supplies

What was the significance of the Battle of Chickamauga?

Great deal of loss on both sides; Allowed Union troops to retreat safely to Chattanooga

What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

It was the battle that started the Civil War

What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh?

Killed more men than all previous American wars combined

What was the significance of the First Battle of Bull Run?

Made Lincoln realize it would be a long, difficult war

What led to the start of the Battles of Chattanooga?

The Confederates had cut off union supplies

Who was victorious at the Battle of Gettysburg?

The Union; The confederates were forced to surrender

Why did General Braxton Bragg's Army call for backup at Chickamauga?

Union troops had forced them out of Chattanooga earlier; He wanted to launch a counterattack

What happened at the Battle of Chickamauga?

Union was trapped but there had already been too much loss on both sides; General Bragg did not continue the fight the next morning; The Union was able to retreat to Chattanooga