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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War

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1. Lincoln made him the leader of the Union forces after Vicksburg.






2. After Shiloh - Grant was ___ by the Northern newspapers.






3. 'The Confederate commander at Vicksburg - he surrendered for lack of food.






4. Grant's true loyalty was to...






5. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






6. The Civil War began in this month of 1861.






7. Lee's true loyalty was to...






8. Confederate forces in the Battle of Gettysburg could be described as lacking...






9. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






10. His relationship with his boss was so bad that he considered resigning from his command during the Civil War.






11. Which had no major victories in the Civil War by February 3 - 1862?






12. Lincoln replaced General Burnside with General... His command was marked by hesitation and retreat.






13. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






14. A huge failure at Gettysburg






15. Which of the following cost the most American lives?






16. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






17. Grant's boss - he was jealous and wanted to fire Grant.






18. What percentage of the U.S. population died in the Civil War?






19. The western front of the Civil War centered on the...






20. His hesitation to attack cost him his command. He was not seen as aggressive enough by his civilian superiors.






21. A general - he snuck into an enemy's tent and stole his secret papers and dress uniform.






22. A military blockade intended to wear down the defenders. Vicksburg was an example.






23. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






24. Grant's first victory was at...






25. After the siege of Vicksburg the civilians reacted with...






26. 'The Hebrew word for ''place of peace.'''






27. Despite an early misconception - he was an aggressive - risk-taking general.






28. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






29. 'He told Halleck to ''put up or shut up.'''






30. Lincoln fired Hooker and replaced him with...






31. He had a reputation as an alcoholic; at one point he left the military because of his heavy drinking.






32. A cavalry officer - he destroyed much of Grant's supplies at Holly Springs - Mississippi. He forced Grant to retreat for lack of food.






33. An engineer - one of Lee's nicknames among his soldiers was the...






34. He took advantage of a flood resulting from a breached levy to get warships near to the defenses of Vicksburg.






35. He tried to recruit Lee as the leader of the Union Army.






36. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






37. He made the error of attacking Lee's artillery at Fredericksburg - Maryland from the bottom of a hill.






38. 'He said ''It is good that war is so terrible else we should grow too fond of it'' at Fredericksburg. '






39. Lee's response to Gettysburg was to take full






40. He finished high in his graduating class.






41. Two of his sons were major generals in the Civil War.






42. The first shot of the Civil War was fired at...






43. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






44. He had a revulsion to blood.






45. 'It was called ''The Gibraltar of the West'' because both sides saw it as an impregnable fortress. '






46. After a brilliant and daring attack on General Hooker's forces - he was accidentally short and mortally wounded by his own soldiers.






47. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






48. 'Despite his struggle with depression and reputation as ''crazy -'' he was an effective Union commander and friend of Grant. '






49. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






50. Grant's command of Union forces at Fort Donelson might be described as...







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