Civil War Review Game

Civil War Review Game

Ambrose Burnside Which Union general was removed from command after his defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg? Stop 1

Copperheads Confederate general Bragg hoped to gain support from southern sympathizers in the North, nicknamed what? Stop 2

Chancellorsville Union general Hooker unsuccessfully attempted to envelop Lee in Northern Virginia in which battle? Stop 3

Professional The experience gained from troops in the early years of the war combined with more competent general leadership led Sherman to declare 1863 the ___________________ phase of the war. Stop 4

Vicksburg Lee hoped to reduce pressure on Confederate forces in which city with his 2nd invasion of the north? Stop 5

Cemetery Hill Ewell’s failure to secure which hill allowed Union forces to establish a strong defensive perimeter on the first day of Gettysburg? Stop 6

Pickett’s Charge Which failed charge launched against the Union center at Cemetery Ridge on the last day of Gettysburg resulted in massive Confederate casualties? Stop 7

Jackson What city in Mississippi was taken and held by Sherman’s troops before Grant launched his siege against Vicksburg? Stop 8

Lever-action rifle Which weapon gave the Union a tactical advantage in the Mississippi Theater, though did not become commonplace in the Eastern Theater? Stop 9

Chickamauga During which battle did Union commander Rosecrans open a gap in his center, allowing Confederate forces to penetrate the Union defenses? Stop 10

Cracker Line The supply line created by Grant and his troops to support the besieged Union army at Chattanooga was called what? Stop 11

Battle of the Wilderness Which early battle in Grant’s Overland Campaign ended in Union defeat, but did not dissuade Grant’s continued pursuit of Lee’s forces towards Spotsylvania? Stop 12

Shenandoah Valley What area of northern Virginia was burned and destroyed in an attempt to cut off Lee’s source of supplies? Stop 13

Savannah What city was delivered to Lincoln as a “Christmas present” by Sherman before his campaign through the Carolinas in 1865? Stop 14

Mobile Bay The capture of which port effectively completed the Anaconda Plan in September of 1864? Stop 15

Petersburg Which city was besieged for 10 months by Union forces in an attempt to force Lee to abandon the capital of Richmond? Stop 16

Nashville The defense of this city effectively destroyed more than half of the Confederate’s Tennessee Army and cut Lee off from reinforcements from the west? Stop 17

Appomatox Lee officially surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the courthouse of which small Virginia city? Stop 18

Disease What was the most significant cause of death in both the Union and Confederate armies throughout the war? Stop 19

Enrollment Act What piece of legislation was introduced that changed the obligations male citizens owed to the nation in 1863? Stop 20

Civil War Review Game