Question | Answer |
Battle of Bull Run | this battle was attended by many people because they thought the war would be over at the end |
Battle at Harpers Ferry | Confederate went into steal the ammunition and artillery from the Union. They succeeded at the battle. |
Battle of Antietam | Known as the bloodiest battle because so many soldiers passed away. The winner was undecided. |
Fredericksburg | Burnside led the Union to lose this battle. Twice as many Union soldiers died as Confederate soldiers. Burnside continued to send his men up a hill towards the Confederate army only to watch them be shot down. |
Union victory when Grant pushed back Lee’s men. Lincoln gave a very important speech here. | Battle at Gettysburg |
This battle was difficult b/c there were no trees, only bushes and shrubs. | Battle of Wilderness |
Burnside led the Union to lose this battle. The Union army created a crater with dynamite in their own line of defense. Then Burnside sent his men in and out of the Crater to fight – eventually killing most of his men here too. | Battle at the Crater |
This battle was titled this because the inn nearby did not serve warm food – only cold food. Lee & Grant met during this battle and could not come to a truths. | Battle at Cold Harbor |
Part of Confederacy was captured and their luggage taken at this battle to close the end of the war. After this, Lee knew his men would not win. | Battle at Saylor's Creek |
Confederacy surrendered here | Appomattox |
Robert E. Lee was outnumbered by the Union army, but split his small group into 3 smaller groups and still won | Battle of Chancelorsville |
Stonewall Jackson was shot during this battle -Robert E. Lee said he lost his right hand man | Battle of Chancelorsville |