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Name: __________________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ___________

Name: __________________________________ Date: _______________ Period: ____________

Civil War Battles Wage On

1. Which Two Battles were fought on North soil?

a. ____________________________________ b. __________________________________

2. As the war waged on, the _________________________________ were winning most of the battles.

3. This was due to the South’s ____________________________

4. The most influential Confederate leaders during the Civil War were _____________________________ _____________________________.

5. Although many men lost their lives during the battle of Chancellorsville what was the worst casualty for the Confederate Army? ____________________________________

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The Battle of Gettysburg

1. The Battle of Gettysburg was known as the __________________________________________________.

This is the greatest battle ever to be fought on the North American continent began July 3, Confederate losses were 28,000 killed, wounded, or captured. Union casualties numbered 23,000. Lee retreated to Virginia

• After the battle of Chancellorsville the south no longer had its stone wall. The south decide to invade the north for the second time in the war’s history in another effort to capture Washington D. C.

• The Battle of Gettysburg was perhaps the best known battle of the Civil War.

• Men on both sides showed extreme courage and determination, making it the bloodiest battle with the highest death toll.

Ultimate Outcome

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1. After the Battle of Gettysburg what did President Lincoln do and why? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Why was the outcome of Battle of Vicksburg? ________________________________________________.

Battle of Chickamauga

The last major Confederate victory of the American Civil War. Coming after defeat at Gettysburg and the loss of Vicksburg, Chickamauga gave Confederate supporters a last brief hope of victory. On September 19-20, Union General Rosecrans led his troops against Confederate General Braxton Bragg seven miles south of Chattanooga at Chickamauga Creek. Bragg’s Army defeated the Union forces and forced the Union Army back into Tennessee. Bragg did not follow up on the Union retreat and allowed the Union troops to regroup and maintain control of Chattanooga. This gave the Union army access to many large rivers and the ability to control southern railway and block supply shipments to the south. By November 1863, General Ulysses Grant had arrived with more troops and recaptured Chattanooga, forcing Bragg to retreat south to Dalton. Union casualties were around 16,200-Capture and Control Chattanooga Confederate losses around 18,000-push the Union army out of Georgia.

Why is the Battle of Chickamauga remembered today?

1. _________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________________________________________________

3. How did Georgia continue to help the war effort?

4. Georgia was known as the __________________________________________________________.

5. Why did Union Generals turn their attention to Georgia? ________________________________________

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Civil War Review

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Across

2. General William Tecumseh _________ was second in command of the Union Army.

3. ___ was the first president of the Confederate States of America.

11. Those who could sail through the Union Navy and sneak into Southern ports were known as _______________.

12. First in command of the union army.

13. The color of Union Uniforms.

14. A commander in the Union army who was very cautious which eventually cost him his position at the Battle of Antietam.

15. The Union war strategy was known as ____.

16. the battle of _____ lead to all of Mississippi coming under union control.

17. This Confederate General was one of the most influential leaders during the Civil War. His military feats had elevated him to near mythical proportions and his men worshiped him.

18. The color of Confederate Uniforms.

Down

1. The battle of _____ resulted in the death of General Stone Wall Jackson.

4. This battle was the first battle to be fought on Northern soil. There was no decisive winner and the Confederates retreated back into the south.

5. A war tactic devised by Grant and Sherman to stop civilians from helping the Confederate Army and lay waste to the land.

6. __ was commander of the Confederate Army.

7. The Union devised a plan to _______ Southern ports to reduce supplies in the South.

8. The Confederate war strategy was known as ____.

9. The battle of ____ was the turning point of the Civil War and marked a point when the South would never again invade the North.

10. Northerners who opposed using force to keep the South in the Union were known as _____________. They did not want the United States to fight a war with the South.

Andersonville-Worst Confederate War Prison in the South

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• The camp was planned for a capacity of 10,000 prisoners, but with the breakdown in prisoner exchanges, which would have removed much of its prison population, its numbers swelled to more than 30,000.

• As the number of imprisoned men increased, it became increasingly hard for them to find space to lie down within the vast pen.

• The prisoners, nearly naked, suffered from swarms of insects, filth, and disease, much of which was generated by the contaminated water supply of the creek.

• During the 14 months it existed, more than 45,000 Union soldiers were confined here. Of these, almost 13,000 died from disease, poor sanitation, malnutrition, overcrowding, or exposure to the elements.

• Andersonville prison ceased to exist when the War ended in April 1865.

Q. After the Civil War, the commander of the Andersonville Prison was

A. Awarded a Medal of Recognition for his attempts to improve horrid prison conditions.

B. Promoted to head the investigative teams examining POW camps in the North and South.

C. Executed for allowing excessive cruelty at the Andersonville Prison.

D. Convicted of war crimes and sentenced to life in prison.

Q. These words not would accurately describe Andersonville?

A. Unsanitary C. Crowded

B. Terrible D. Wonderful

Q. Which condition was not true in the South during the Civil War?

A. Most schools in the South closed because they lacked teachers, money, and supplies.

B. Slaves, merchants, and the middle class, including small farmers, suffered greatly but the families of plantation owners had adequate food and supplies, which they did not share.

C. Because of the difficulty of importing goods, there were severe shortages of almost everything in the South, and prices soared.

D. Factories did not function in the South because it was impossible to obtain replacement parts and supplies to fix broken machinery.

Outcomes…..

1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________________________________________

• As the war waged on Georgia's soldiers fought everywhere

• Farmers and slaves who chose to stay on plantations and work after the Emancipation Proclamation were raising food and rationing to provide supplies to the Confederate troops.

• Factories made clothing, blankets and towards the end of the war guns, ammunition, saddles, etc.

• Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Macon and Savannah were the main manufacturing centers.

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