early tears if war quiz

What did the union navy do to confederate forts?

Set up blockades

In 1861 on July what battle had 30,000 Union troops attacking a smaller confederate force?

Bull run.

Who was Thomas Jackson and what was his nickname and why?

He was a rebel general leader and he was named “stonewall Jackson” because he held his position like a stone wall during the bull run battle

Who was George b McClellan?

A general chosen to head the Union army in the east, the army of the Potomac.

What was the major union goal?

To capture the Mississippi River and its tribuatries( smaller rivers that fed into it)

Control over the misssidipu allowed for what?

Prevention of Louisiana Arkansas and Texas from supplying the confederacy, gun oats and troops would be able to used the river to move into the heart of the south

February of 1862 Union forces captured what on where? Who led the assaults? Where did they go after? What did confederates realize and ask for? What was the response to the request?

Fort Henry on the tennese riger, led by Andrew Foote and Ulysses s grant. Moved to fort donelson and confederates realized there was no chance of saving that fort. They asked grant what terms he would give if they surrendered and he said none.

How did southerners plan to protect their harbors? What was it?

The Merrimack an abandoned Union ship that confederates rebuilt with wood covered in iron. They named this ironclad the Virginia

What happened on March 8, 1862?

The Virginia attacked the Union ships on Chesapeake bay. Neither ship won

Where did general grant head to with 40,000 troops?

Corinth, misssipi where they camped at Pittsburg landing near Shiloh church

What did confederate leaders do when they saw general grants troops camping in Corinth?

General Johnston Beauregard and he led a surprised attack which lasted two days, until victory

Why did the confederates have to redraw after Shiloh? This paved the way to what?

Union troops attacked Corinth. They occupied the town of Mathis tennese. Paved the way to having control over the Mississippi River

In April of 1862 Union naval forces were led by who and where did he capture? Who was he?

Led by David Farragut and he captured New Orleans, Louisiana. Farragut was a Spanish descent and few up in the south but stayed loyal to the Union

The capturing of new orlenas meant what for the confederacy?

They could no longer use the river to carry goods to sea, the only major obstacle to the unions strategy was Vicksburg

Southern victory’sin the East were mainly because of who?

Stonewall Jackson and Robert e Lee

When did confederate forces enjoy a string of impressive wins in Virginia

1862

Who did lees army defeat of may of 1863?

A union force twice its size in cbacerllorsville Virginia. Lincoln was worried

What did President Jefferson David urge Lee to do and why?

To move his troops into western Maryland which was Union territory so he could bring the war into northern states

What was lees plan? What’s happened to it?

To divide his army into 4 parts and order each of them to move in different directions. Someone lost the copy of his orders and a union spoiler found it

Losing the orders allowed the two sides to meet where?

Antietam near sharpsburg Maryland a union victory

Why was Lincoln reluctant to make a civil a war a battle to end slavery? What convinced him to go with it?

In fear of losing the border states. Fredrick Douglass urged licocln and told him that Britain and France would be less willing to support south due to it being over skavery

Lincoln could only take their property in wartime. When and what did Lincoln issue?

On sterner 33, 1862 Lincoln announced the manicuring proclamation which decreed all endlaved people free from rebel held territory had a strong impact but some slaves weee stick stuck