Civil War Mountains, Hills, and Creeks

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1. The "battle above the clouds" was on which Tennessee mountain? Lookout Mountain Cheat Mountain Rocky Top Spring Hill

2. This was where General Sherman made his last all-out frontal attack. Kennesaw Mountain South Mountain Malvern Hill Slaughter's Hill

3. Lincoln's friend, Colonel Edward Baker, was killed leading troops up where? Culp's Hill Drewery's Bluff Chickasaw Bluff Ball's Bluff

4. Grant could not make the planned attack on Vicksburg, because his supply line was cut. But no one got the news to Sherman, who went ahead with his attack on this position north of Vicksburg, and was repulsed. Where was it? Bloody Hill Chickasaw Bluffs Lost Mountain Culp's Hill

5. Because of the mistake that let Schofield's Union troops get past their position here and escape, Hood would send a great number of them to their death at Franklin? Leggett's Hill Snodgrass Hill Spring Hill Stone Mountain

6. With the help of Gordon Granger, George Thomas made a last ditch stand at Snodgrass Hill, and Horseshoe Ridge at this battle, keeping it from becoming a complete rout. Chickasaw Bluffs Sayler's Creek Bull RunCreek Chickamauga Creek

7. The last battle of the "Seven Days" was this ill-fated Confederate charge into the waiting Yankee guns? Malvern Hill Horseshoe Ridge Cemetery Hill Kennesaw Mountain

8. Leonidas Polk was killed when he was hit in the chest by a Federal artillery shell, while he was riding his horse on what mountain? Lookout Mountain Pine Mountain South Mountain Cheat Mountain

9. Nashville in December was Hood's last major battle after he took over for Johnston. This July battle, fought outside Atlanta just days after he took over, was his first. Which was it? Slaughter 's Mountain Chickamauga Creek Peach Tree Creek Kennesaw Mountain

10. The guns from the scuttled "CSS Virginia" were placed in Fort Darling. Where was that? Drewery's Bluff Ball's Bluff Stone Mountain Fleetwood Hill

11. Nathaniel Lyon was killed at the front of his troops urging them on in this Missouri battle. Owl Creek Topopotomy Creek Wilson's Creek Rock Creek

12. "Who ordered those men to charge up that hill?" asked Grant. "No one", was the answer that he got in return. "Well it will be alright, if it is alright," stated Grant. What was the battle? Missionary Ridge Horseshoe Ridge Seminary Ridge Rockyface Ridge

13. The Rohrbach Bridge (pre-battle name) at this Maryland battle site runs over this creek, the bridge was nicknamed after the battle for Ambrose E. Burnside. Name the creek. Chickamaug Creek Sayler's Creek Bull Ru Creek Antietam Creek

14. "The great skeddattle" was what many papers called this battle that was on Stonewall Jackson's wife's birthday? Peach Tree Creek Lick Creek Cedar Creek Bull Run Creek

15. "There stands Jackson like a stone wall, rally behind the Virginians." With these words General Barnard Bee gave rise to a new legend, but where was Jackson standing on that fateful day? On the stonewall in front of Marye's Heights Henry House Hill On a stone bridge at Antietam Creek At Stone River on a wall