Yates Test Civil War

What side was Ulysses S. Grant on?
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What side was Ulysses S. Grant on?
union
What battle did the confederacy attack the union and almost wiped them out in the first day but Grant counter attacked the next day and the union won?
battle of Shiloh
What Union commander was popular with the troops, was overly cautious and was selected as a commander after Bull Run?
McClellan
Who takes charge of the Confederate army after General Joseph E. Johnston was wounded?
Robert E. Lee
What battle was the single bloodiest day in American history?
battle of Antietam
What happen after Antietam?
Lincoln met with McClellan and fired him
How did Lincoln feel before introducing the Emancipation Proclamation?
he felt that he did not have the authority to end slavery, but he knew it was a strategic issue as well as a moral one
What were some of the advantages of the Emancipation?
kept Britain out of the war, causes union in the north by linking the war to the abolishing of slavery, causes disorder in the south as slaves were freed
When was the Emancipation Proclamation taken effect?
January 1, 1863
What was the draft?
mostly volunteers, needed to sustain troop levels, in the North draftees could hire substitutes or pay $300 to opt out
What and when was the New York draft riots?July 1863, rioters were mainly poor whites and Irish immigrants, more than 100 people killed, they were opposed to freeing slavesWhat was the African American enlistment?congress allowed in 1862, 54 Massachusetts commanded by Col Shaw, half of the 54th killed in assult on Ft. WagnerWho won in the battle of Chancellorsville?Jackson's forces, confederacyIn Gettysburg day 1 who delayed a larger Confederate force and allowed time for reinforcements to arrive?BufordIn gettysburg day 3 Lee ordered Pickett to charge the Union's lines, it is known as "Pickets charge" how many confederate causalities were there?there were over 6,500 confederate casualitiesWhat were the impacts of the battle of Gettysburg?confederates lost 28,000 union lost 23,000What battle was the key to total Union control of the Miss. River?Siege of VicksburgWhat was the Gettysburg address?it was a two-mintue speech from Lincoln, considered great by some but failure to othersWhat was Sherman's "march to the sea?"Sherman sought to break the South's ability to make war, he captured Atlanta in Sept 1864 and then marched to Savannah and took it by Christmas 1864What happened in the election of 1864?Lincoln sought re-election, democrats nominated McClellan but Lincoln won by a large marginWhat is the 13th amendment?abolishes "involuntary servitude", approved and ratified by states in 1865What was the impact of the war on the Union side?111,000 died in action 250,000 died by non-military cause (mostly disease) 275,000 wounded cost: $6.19 billionWhat was the impact of the was on the confederacy?93,000 killed in action 165,000 killed by non-military causes 137,000 wounded cost: $2.10 billion