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CLEP U.S. History - Civil War

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1. Shortly after Antietam - Lincoln issued this.






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






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






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






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






6. He failed three times to take Vicksburg.






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






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






9. Grant's command at Fort Donelson resulted in his...






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






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






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






13. July of 1863 saw this major battle.






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






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






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






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






18. Lee surrendered to Grant at...






19. The victorious side in the Battle of Gettysburg.






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






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






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






23. Both Lee and Grant graduated from this school.






24. His support prevented Grant from losing his command.






25. Grant faced this Confederate general at Shiloh.






26. His secret orders - wrapped around three cigars - were dropped by a messenger and found by an enemy soldier. Some see this as a major blow to his side during the Civil War.






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






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






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






30. He finished high in his graduating class.






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






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






33. A huge failure at Gettysburg






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






35. The bloodiest single day in American military history.






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






37. 'He was a descendant of two signers of the Declaration of Independence.






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






39. He failed to take Richmond in 1862.






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






41. He had a revulsion to blood.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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