The Civil War L3

Which Union commander was the most important figure in the war in the West?

Who was the Union naval leader from Tennessee who captured New Orleans?

What is the name of the event where the Union army, under General Ulysses S. Grant, gained greater control of the Mississippi River?

What event lasted about six weeks and ended when the Union captured Vicksburg, Mississippi?

Who was the Confederate general who attempted to defend the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, from Union attack?

_ strategy in the West centered on control of the Mississippi River.

• Union

• Confederate

Confederate and Union troops struggled for dominance in the _.

• Far West

• Far East

Union admiral David Farragut disguised his boats and raced past two forts guarding _ in the darkness before dawn on April 24, 1862.

• New Orleans

• Baton Rouge

Defeats in Arizona and at Glorieta Pass stopped _ from taking lands in the West.

• Union Soldiers

• Confederates

The Cherokee aided the _.

• Union

• Confederates