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Battles of the Civil War
Battle
Date
Location Casualties Commanders Who
North/South
North/South
North/South
Bull Run
(Manassas)
N–
S–
N–
S–
Merrimack v
Monitor
N–
S–
N–
S–
Shiloh
N–
S–
N–
S–
Second
Bull Run
N–
S–
N–
S–
Antietam
N–
S–
N–
S–
Fredericksburg
N–
S–
N–
S–
Chancellorsville
N–
S–
N–
S–
Vicksburg
N–
S–
N–
S–
Gettysburg
N–
S–
N–
S–
Petersburg
N–
S–
N–
S–
Sherman’s
March
N–
S–
N–
S–
Appomattox
N–
S-
N–
S–
Won?
Battle
Three Questions of why the battle is historically significant?
Bull Run
(Manassas)
1) How did this battle stun the North?
2) What city was it located by, and how did the citizens react?
3) How did this battle contradict people’s beliefs about the CW?
Merrimack v
Monitor
1) What are Iron Clads?
2) What was unique about this navy battle?
3) How did this battle change navy warfare?
Shiloh
1) What was the “Hornets Nest”, and how did it change the outcome?
2) What rumor spread about Grant after the Battle?
3) What happened to General Grants career after the battle?
Second
Bull Run
1) Why did Lincoln Replace General McClellan with Gen. Pope?
2) What this battle larger then the First Battle of Bull Run?
3) What happened to General Pope after the battle?
Antietam
1) In terms of “bloodiest” battles, how does this rank?
2) Why was Lincoln disappointed with General McClellan? What
happened as a result?
3) How did this battle impact Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation?
Fredericksburg 1) Why did General Burnside Replace McClellan?
2) Why is this considered such a one-sided battle? What caused this
outcome to take place?
3) What was the North’s response to the outcome?
Chancellorsville 1) Why is the battle considered a ‘Perfect Battle” for Lee?
2) How did General Hooker cost the Union a Victory
3) What happened to Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson?
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
1) What type of battle was this?
2) What natural resource did the Union win Control of, and what
impact did it have on the outcome of the war?
3) How did this battle restore Grant’s reputation?
1) What were soldiers looking for that led them to Gettysburg?
2) What is Pickett’s Charge?
3) Why is this battle considered a turning point in the war?
Petersburg
1) How long was the Siege, why did Grant want to avoid it?
2) What is Burnsides Crater, and how was it unsuccessful?
3) What result did the Third Battle of Petersburg have on Richmond?
Sherman’s
March
1) What was the purpose of the March? What impact did it have on
the south?
2) What did Sherman do to Atlanta?
3) Where did Sherman go after reaching Savannah?
1) Why is this battle historically significant?
2) How were Lee and Grant different when they met?
3) What impact did Lee’s surrender have on the rest of the Confed?
Appomattox