Major Battles of the Civil War
with 100% correct answers
(latest update)
Fort Sumter - answer April 12, 1861: The Confederate attack on this
federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina marked the start of the
Civil War.The fort was led by Robert Anderson.
Battle of First Bull Run - answer July 12, 1861: This was the first real
battle of the Civil War. It took place near Manassas Junction; Virginia
and Beauregard and Stonewall Jackson literally sent the Union
soldiers under McDowell running back to DC.
Battle of the Iron Clads - answer March 9, 1862: This battle, taking
place off the coast of Virginia, ended in a draw after the Union
Monitor made the Virginia/Merrimack retreat because of low ammo.
This battle proved that wooden ships were now obsolete.
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson - answer February, 1862: When
Ulysses Grant captured these forts on the Tennessee and
Cumberland Rivers, it opened up a river highway into the heart of
the South.
Battle of Shiloh - answer April 6-7, 1862: This battle, also called
"The Hornet's Nest", was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil
War. It took place near Shiloh in Tennessee, and Grant and Sherman
manages to defeat Johnston, Beauregard, and the Confederate
troops. Grant and others realize that this will be a long war.
Fall of New Orleans - answer April 25, 1862: David Farragut won a
major Union victory in New Orleans, Louisiana, which gave the Union
control of the most important city in the South and essentially cut
the South in two.
with 100% correct answers
(latest update)
Fort Sumter - answer April 12, 1861: The Confederate attack on this
federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina marked the start of the
Civil War.The fort was led by Robert Anderson.
Battle of First Bull Run - answer July 12, 1861: This was the first real
battle of the Civil War. It took place near Manassas Junction; Virginia
and Beauregard and Stonewall Jackson literally sent the Union
soldiers under McDowell running back to DC.
Battle of the Iron Clads - answer March 9, 1862: This battle, taking
place off the coast of Virginia, ended in a draw after the Union
Monitor made the Virginia/Merrimack retreat because of low ammo.
This battle proved that wooden ships were now obsolete.
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson - answer February, 1862: When
Ulysses Grant captured these forts on the Tennessee and
Cumberland Rivers, it opened up a river highway into the heart of
the South.
Battle of Shiloh - answer April 6-7, 1862: This battle, also called
"The Hornet's Nest", was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil
War. It took place near Shiloh in Tennessee, and Grant and Sherman
manages to defeat Johnston, Beauregard, and the Confederate
troops. Grant and others realize that this will be a long war.
Fall of New Orleans - answer April 25, 1862: David Farragut won a
major Union victory in New Orleans, Louisiana, which gave the Union
control of the most important city in the South and essentially cut
the South in two.
