Flashcards on Civil War Battles and Strategies

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Which battle marked the beginning of the Civil War?

Fort Sumter

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

Gettysburg

Which strategy did the Confederate forces generally employ during the Civil War?

Defensive warfare

Which strategy did the Union forces generally employ during the Civil War?

Offensive warfare

In which battle did the Confederate forces gain a strategic victory?

First Battle of Bull Run

In which battle did the Union forces gain a strategic victory?

Battle of Antietam

What was Robert E. Lee's most famous battle?

Battle of Gettysburg

What was Ulysses S. Grant's most famous battle?

Vicksburg Campaign

Which battle resulted in the bloodiest single day of the Civil War?

Battle of Antietam

What was the purpose of the Union's Anaconda Plan?

To blockade Confederate ports and cut off their resources

Which battle saw the first large-scale use of ironclad warships?

Battle of Hampton Roads

What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

It declared that all slaves in Confederate territory were to be set free

Which battle effectively cut the Confederacy in half?

Battle of Vicksburg

What was the strategy of total war employed by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman?

To destroy civilian resources and infrastructure to weaken the Confederacy

Which battle marked the last major Confederate attempt to invade the North?

Battle of Gettysburg

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Which battle marked the beginning of the Civil War?



Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?



In which battle did the Union forces gain a strategic victory?



What was Robert E. Lee's most famous battle?



What was the purpose of the Union's Anaconda Plan?



Which battle saw the first large-scale use of ironclad warships?



What was the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?



Which battle marked the last major Confederate attempt to invade the North?



In which battle did the Confederate forces gain a strategic victory?



What was Ulysses S. Grant's most famous battle?




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