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15 Cards in this Set
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Union forces hurled back a Confederate invasion of Maryland in the Battle of Antietam. When did it happen? |
September 17, 1862 |
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How did most of the Union soldiers die during the civil war? |
Of infectious diseases |
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At what battle was General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson mortally wounded? |
Chancellorsville |
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What color were the neckerchiefs worn by the Michigan forces commanded by George Custer during the civil war? |
Red |
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What was Robert E. Lee's nickname? |
Marble Man |
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When was Union General George B. McClellan put in command of the Army of the Potomac? |
July 1861 |
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Which Confederate general directly opposed Joshua Chamberlain in the fight for Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg? |
John Bell Hood |
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On what date did General Lee surrender his forces to the Union? |
April 9, 1865 |
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Who commanded the Union Sixth Corps after John Sedgwick was mortally wounded? |
Horatio Wright |
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Where did the last engagement between Gen. Joseph Johnston's Army and Gen. William T. Sherman's Army take place? |
Bentonville, North Carolina |
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Who commanded the Confederate Army in Virginia immediately before Robert E. Lee? |
Joseph E. Johnston |
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The war began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces fired upon what fort that was held by Union troops in South Carolina? |
Fort Sumter |
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Who was the president of the United States during the American civil war? |
Abraham Lincoln |
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Before the Civil War, the "Federal Army" consisted of how many troops? |
Approx. 16,000 |
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Which side was against high tariffs? |
South |
