| Term | Definition |
|---|
| What date did the Civil War begin? | April 12, 1861 |
| What time of day did the Civil War begin? | 4:30 a.m. |
| What was the Northern's plan after 1st Bull Run? | To take control of the Mississippi River |
| How did Johnston die? | He was shot in a leg artery and bled to death under a tree. |
| What was the name of the Confederate ironclad? | The Merrimac |
| What was the name of the Union ironclad? | The Monitor |
| What was the significance of the Merrimac and the Monitor fighting? | It was the Beginning of a new type for Navy- wooden ones are now obsolete |
| Who captured New Orleans? | Admiral David Farragut |
| Who did the Union appoint as the military mayor in New Orleans? | Benjamin Butler |
| What was Benjamin Butler's nickname? | The Beast |
| What battle lasted an hour and a half? | The Battle of Memphis |
| Who captured Memphis? | Ulysses S. Grant |
| What did the North want to do in the East? | Defeat Lee's army of Northern Virginia |
| What did the South want to do in war in the East? | Defeat McClellan's army of the Potomac |
| What was George McClellan called? | the Virginia Creeper |
| Won the most battles during the Seven's Days' Battles? | The North did, but they still retreated. They won 5 out of 7. |
| Who was called "Beauty" by his men? | JEB Stuart |
| Who took 1200 men on a 3 day, 150 mile march around McClellan? | Jeb Stuart |
| What did Jeb Stuart get on his march around McClellan's army? | supplies, horses, food, etc. |
| What day was Second Bull Run held? | August 29, 1862 |
| What was another name for the 1st Bull Run Battle? | Manassas |
| Jeb Stuart raided whose headquarters? | Pope's |
| Who won at 2nd Bull Run (2nd Manassas)? | the Confederates |
| What was another name for the Battle of Antietam? | Sharpsburg |
| In which battle was the bloodiest day of the war? | Antietam |
| Who commanded the bridge across Antietam Creek? | Ambrose Burnside |
| What word did we get from Burnside's appearance? | the sideburns |
| Whose troops got slaughtered and retreated at the Antietam Creek? | Ambrose Burnside's |
| Who founded the Red Cross? | Clara Barton |
| Who was the Union commander at Ft. Sumter? | Major Robert Anderson |
| Who was the Confederate commander who surrounded Ft. Sumter? | Pierre Gustave Toutant (Gus) Beauregard |
| Whose home became our National Cemetery just outside of Washington D.C.? | Robert E. Lee's |
| What battle was also called the "Picnic Battle"? | First Bull Run or Manassas |
| How far away from the battlefield of first Bull Run from Washington D.C.? | 25 miles |
| Why is First Bull Run called the "Picnic Battle"? | Hundreds of Washington civilians came to picnic hoping to see the battle (like tailgating) |
| Who won at First Bull Run? | Confederates |
| Who helped the Confederates towards the win at First Bull Run? | Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson |
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