Confederate batteries fired on a U.S. fort in Charleston Harbor in April 1861, beginning the Civil War. Which battle was it?

In July 1861, an inexperienced Union army was routed near Manassas, Virginia, showing the war would not end quickly. Which battle was it?

The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia fought to a draw off the Virginia coast in March 1862. Which naval battle was it?

Grant counterattacked near Pittsburg Landing after a surprise Confederate attack around a log church in Tennessee. Which battle was it?

A battle near Sharpsburg, Maryland, at the spot marked on the map, became the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and stopped Lee's first invasion of the North. Which battle was it?

Burnside's army crossed the Rappahannock and made repeated attacks against Marye's Heights and the Sunken Road. Which battle was it?

Lee divided his army in Virginia, Jackson struck the Union flank, and Jackson was mortally wounded by friendly fire. Which battle was it?

A three-day battle in Pennsylvania, at the spot marked on the map, ended Lee's second invasion of the North and included Pickett's Charge. Which battle was it?

Grant's siege forced a Confederate surrender at the fortress city marked on the map, on the Mississippi River, on July 4, 1863. Which battle was it?

November 1863 fighting at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge lifted a siege around a key Tennessee rail city. Which campaign was it?

After the attack on Fort Sumter, Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellion. What did Virginia and three other states do next?

The map shades the Confederate states and marks Vicksburg on the Mississippi River. Why was the Union capture of Vicksburg in 1863 a major turning point?

Why did Antietam change the political direction of the war?

Why is Gettysburg often called a turning point of the war in the East?

What did the Confederate victory at First Bull Run show many Americans?

After winning at Shiloh in April 1862, Union armies moved south into Mississippi. Which Confederate railroad center did they target next?

Why did Hampton Roads matter beyond its immediate result?

The map marks Chattanooga, Tennessee. Why did the Union victory there in 1863 matter for later campaigns?

Why did Sherman's capture of Atlanta matter in 1864?

Why did Appomattox Court House become a symbol of the war's end?

Which Union general won at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg, then accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox?

Which Confederate general led northern invasions that ended at Antietam and Gettysburg, then surrendered at Appomattox?

A Union general captured Atlanta, then led a destructive march across Georgia toward Savannah. Which leader was he?

Which Union naval officer ran past forts below New Orleans and helped capture the city in 1862?

Which Union commander at Antietam was criticized for caution and relieved after failing to pursue Lee aggressively?

Which Union general took command of the Army of the Potomac shortly before defeating Lee at Gettysburg?

Which Confederate general earned the nickname Stonewall at First Bull Run and later led the flank attack at Chancellorsville?

Which Union general was called the Rock of Chickamauga after defending Snodgrass Hill and Horseshoe Ridge?

Which Confederate commander replaced Joseph Johnston before the Battle of Atlanta and attacked Sherman's forces around the city?

Which Union cavalry commander defeated Early in the Shenandoah Valley and helped win at Five Forks near Petersburg?

Use the timeline of early battles. Which event came first in the Civil War?

Use the 1862 timeline. Which battle happened after Shiloh but before Fredericksburg?

Use the timeline. Which pair of Union victories occurred in early July 1863?

Use the Tennessee and Georgia timeline. Which campaign followed Chickamauga later in 1863?

Use the 1864 timeline. Which Union victory came before Sherman's March to the Sea?

Use the final campaign timeline. Which event followed the Union Breakthrough at Petersburg?

Which sequence correctly orders these Eastern Theater turning points?

Which order traces major Union gains in the Western Theater?

Lee won at Chancellorsville in May 1863. Which major battle did his army fight next, about two months later?

After Atlanta fell in September 1864, which major Union action followed in Georgia?