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Match the description to the correct name.
Union general best known for the way he trimmed his whiskers and combed out the hair on the side of his face. |
A. E. Burnside |
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great Confederate general who was accidentally shot by his own men as he rode into camp after dark |
Stonewall Jackson |
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bold, flamboyant officer whom Robert E. Lee called "the eyes of the army" because he gained information on Northern troop movements |
Jeb Stuart |
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Which battle was labeled the "bloodiest day" of the entire Civil War? |
Antietam |
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What was the first major battle of the Civil War? |
Bull Run (Manassas) |
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What city served as the capital of the Confederacy? |
Richmond, Virginia |
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What city was the last Confederate port on the Mississippi to fall, severing the South from supply lines in the West? |
Vicksburg, Mississippi |
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Name one of the advantages which the North had over the South in the Civil War. |
more manpower, more factories, better rail system |
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Name the first two ironclad ships of the Civil War. |
Merrimac and Monitor |
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What great general served as commander of the Confederate forces? |
Robert E. Lee |
