us1h civil war map quiz

battle of fort sumter

• lincoln’s supplies seen as act of aggression

• s fires, n surrenders fort

1st battle of bull run

• stonewall jackson turns tide

• n retreats

• “rebel yell”

• anaconda plan

2nd battle of bull run

• john pope’s arrogance backfires

• n loses

new orleans

• captured by n

• blocks cotton transport

battle of shiloh

• surprise attack by confeds on grant

• more casualties than amer rev, war of 1812, mexican war combined

• grant criticized

battle of antietam

• MD

• copy of lee’s plan lost & relayed to mcclellan

• single bloodiest day of amer history

• mcclellan doesn’t pursue

• matthew brady publishes photos

• used by lincoln for emanc proc

battle of fredericksburg

• ambrose burnside’s slaughter pen

• n loses

battle of chancellorsville

• big s win

• stonewall jackson later dies

battle of gettysburg

• PA

• day 1: crossroads

• day 2: little round top, bayonet charge

• day 3: pickett’s charge

• bloodiest battle of war

battle of vicksburg

• grant lays siege, s surrenders

• closes pincher on s

battles of chickamauga & chattanooga

• 2 big wins for n

• near s rail centers

wilderness campaign

• VA

• “grant the butcher”

• meat grinder warfare / war of attrition

sherman’s march to the sea

• atlanta → savannah

• total war to “bring faster end to war”

richmond

• captured by grant after wilderness campaign

appomattox court house

• lee’s supply cut off

• lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address