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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the First Battle of Bull Run take place | Manassas, Virginia |
| When did the First Battle of Bull Run occur | July 21, 1861 |
| Who were the key generals involved in the First Battle of Bull Run | Union: McDowell; Confederacy: Beauregard, Johnston |
| Which side won the First Battle of Bull Run | Confederacy |
| What was the significance of the First Battle of Bull Run | First major battle of the Civil War; showed the war would not be short; Confederate morale boost |
| Where did the Battle of Shiloh take place | Near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee |
| When did the Battle of Shiloh occur | April 6–7, 1862 |
| Who were the key generals involved in the Battle of Shiloh | Union: Grant, Sherman; Confederacy: Johnston, Beauregard |
| Which side won the Battle of Shiloh | Union |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh | One of the bloodiest early battles; Union gained control of part of the Mississippi River |
| Where did the Battle of Antietam take place | Sharpsburg, Maryland |
| When did the Battle of Antietam occur | September 17, 1862 |
| Who were the key generals involved in the Battle of Antietam | Union: McClellan; Confederacy: Lee |
| Which side won the Battle of Antietam | Union (strategic victory) |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Antietam | Bloodiest single day in U.S. military history; allowed Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation; halted Lee’s first invasion of the North |
| Where did the Battle of Fredericksburg take place | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| When did the Battle of Fredericksburg occur | December 11–15, 1862 |
| Who were the key generals involved in the Battle of Fredericksburg | Union: Burnside; Confederacy: Lee, Longstreet |
| Which side won the Battle of Fredericksburg | Confederacy |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Fredericksburg | Crushing Union defeat; Burnside replaced after the loss |
| Where did the Battle of Chancellorsville take place | Chancellorsville, Virginia |
| When did the Battle of Chancellorsville occur | April 30–May 6, 1863 |
| Who were the key generals involved in the Battle of Chancellorsville | Union: Hooker; Confederacy: Lee, Jackson |
| Which side won the Battle of Chancellorsville | Confederacy |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Chancellorsville | Lee’s greatest victory; Jackson mortally wounded by friendly fire |
| Where did the Battle of Gettysburg take place | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
| When did the Battle of Gettysburg occur | July 1–3, 1863 |
| Who were the key generals involved in the Battle of Gettysburg | Union: Meade; Confederacy: Lee, Longstreet |
| Which side won the Battle of Gettysburg | Union |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg | Turning point of the war; bloodiest battle; Lee’s army retreated and never invaded the North again |
| Where did the Battle of Vicksburg take place | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| When did the Battle of Vicksburg occur | May 18–July 4, 1863 |
| Who were the key generals involved in the Battle of Vicksburg | Union: Grant; Confederacy: Pemberton |
| Which side won the Battle of Vicksburg | Union |
| What was the significance of the Battle of Vicksburg | Grant’s victory completed the Anaconda Plan by splitting the Confederacy; gave Union control of the Mississippi River |
| Where did Sherman’s March to the Sea take place | Atlanta, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia |
| When did Sherman’s March to the Sea occur | November 15–December 21, 1864 |
| Who were the key generals involved in Sherman’s March to the Sea | Union: Sherman |
| Which side was the aggressor in Sherman’s March to the Sea | Union |