Grant vs. Lee/Civil War Battles

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  1. 3. This was the first modern naval battle between ships made of steel but it ended up being a draw with neither side truly winning.
  2. 5. I fought for the Confederacy and my native Virginia and became the most successful tactical battlefield commander in the Civil War
  3. 7. I decided to fight for the Union and ended the war as leader of the Union's forces accepting the South's Surrender at Appomattox Court House
  4. 8. The battle at this New Mexico pass was a decisive loss for the Confederacy in 1862 during the New Mexico Campaign
  5. 10. Robert E. Lee became a calvary commander in 1855 after being appointed by Jefferson ______, the future president of the CSA
  6. 12. Robert E. Lee led the Army of Northern _____ during the Civil War that was very successful under him.
  7. 14. Robert E. Lee and his army were held in a siege in this town for a long time from 1864-1865 by Grant
  8. 16. I was not pardoned by this president before he died but I was given my rights back posthumously
  9. 17. _____Jackson was the righthand man to Robert E. Lee before he was killed at the battle of Chancellorsville
  10. 19. We both went to this military college called ______Point famous for its military officers
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  1. 1. This last Confederate fort on the Mississippi was taken by Ulysses S. Grant in 1863 and was an important part of the Anaconda Plan
  2. 2. After the war ended, I oversaw Reconstruction before running for president and serving 2 terms in office.
  3. 4. This crushing defeat for the Confederacy was a turning point of the war and a major error for Robert E. Lee in Pennsylvania in 1863
  4. 6. Neither Lee nor Grant were there for this famous first land battle of the Civil War in July 1861 called ____Run
  5. 9. This famous battle in Maryland in 1862 was a draw for my troops and I but we were driven out of the North so many saw it as a loss despite the North taking more casualties and declaring the Emancipation Proclamation.
  6. 11. We both served under this General during the Mexican-American War who created the Anaconda Plan, Winfield ______
  7. 13. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at ________ Court House in 1865
  8. 15. This battle was a major victory for Ulysses S. Grant despite being surprised by the Confederates and almost defeated in April 1862
  9. 18. After returning home, I served as president of Washington College before dying of Heart disease in 1870. My family which is descended from George Washington also owned the land where the Arlington National Cemetery stands today.