The Final Phase Flashcards
1
Q
- What was the name of the first battle between Grant and Lee in the spring of 1864?
A
The Battle of the Wilderness
2
Q
- What did Grant do after this battle that no other commander of the Army of the Potomac had done against Lee before?
A
Followed him
3
Q
- What was the name of the second battle between Grant and Lee that soon followed the Battle of the Wilderness?
A
The Battle of Cold Harbor
4
Q
- What type of time-consuming and deadly warfare did both sides fight at this battle?
A
Trench Warfare
5
Q
- For how many days did this battle last?
A
Thirteen Days
6
Q
- Who did Grant place in command of Union forces in the western theatre before heading to Washington D.C. to take command of the Army of the Potomac?
A
Roger Sherman
7
Q
- What type of warfare did the new Union commander in the western theater order his troops to engage in?
A
Total Warfare
8
Q
- What did this type of warfare aim to destroy, weaken and demoralize?
A
Infrastructure
9
Q
- What city in the western theater was Sherman’s army focusing on capturing in the summer of 1864?
A
Atlanta Georgia
10
Q
- What nickname was given to the melted and twisted rail lines that Sherman ordered outside of this city?
A
Sherman Neckties
11
Q
- Why was the timing of Sherman’s capture of Atlanta especially good news for Lincoln?
A
It happened right before Lincoln was running for reelection
12
Q
- After leaving Atlanta his army began a destructive 300 mile long by 60 mile wide march to Savannah on the coast. What was this march called?
A
March to the Sea
13
Q
- What state was next on Sherman’s hit list?
A
South Carolina
14
Q
- Why was Sherman’s army determined to “wreak vengeance on the people” of this state?
A
Because they were the first states to secede
15
Q
- What city in Virginia did Grant aim to capture after being defeated at The Wilderness and Cold Harbor?
A
Petersburg
