U.S. Civil War Leaders I

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1. This Confederate general was derisively referred to as the "King of Spades" by the troops under his command: Leonidas K. Polk Robert E. Lee Ambrose Powell John B. Gordon

2. This fire eating secessionist turned down an offer to fire the first shot of the Civil War at Fort Sumter in Charleston, SC: Roger A. Pryor Louis Wigfall Roger B. Taney Edmund Ruffin

3. This Union general was relieved of his command by General Phil Sheridan at the Battle of Five Forks: Dan Sickles Gouverneur K. Warren Franz Sigel Joshua Chamberlain

4. This Confederate general was affectionately called "My Old War Horse" by his boss, General Robert E. Lee: William J. Hardee Judah P. Benjamin Albert Sidney Johnston James B. Longstreet

5. This Union general relieved Ulysses S. Grant of his command for allegedly disobeying an order: Winfield Scott George B. McClellan Henry Halleck George Gordon Meade

6. This Confederate general led his troops over the stone wall during Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. Earl Van Dorn Sterling Price Lewis Amistead Richard S. Ewell

7. This Union cavalry commander led his 1,700-man brigade on a daring raid through Mississippi in April 1863. David Hunter Phil Sheridan Benjamin Grierson Nathaniel Banks

8. This political Union general was known as "The Beast" and "Spoons" by his enemies: John C. Fremont Benjamin Butler William S. Rosecrans Don Carlos Buell

9. This Confederate general was also a bishop of the Episcopal Church: George Pickett Leonidas K. Polk Braxton Bragg P.T.G. Beauregard

10. This Union general led his dismounted cavalry troopers to defend the high ground on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg: Strong Vincent O.O. Howard Joshua Chamberlain John Buford