Civil War Generals and Commands (Union and Confederate): Multiple Choice

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01Which Confederate general commanded the bombardment and defense at Fort Sumter in April 1861?
02Who accepted General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House in April 1865?
03Who commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Gettysburg Campaign?
04Who was the principal Union commander at the Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburgh Landing) in April 1862?
05Who commanded the Union Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)?
06Who was the overall Union commander chiefly responsible for conducting the Atlanta Campaign (as commander of the Military Division of the Mississippi and Army of the Tennessee/Army of the Cumberland coordination)?
07Who led the Union forces that directed the Vicksburg Campaign (resulting in the siege and capture of Vicksburg)?
08Who was the senior Confederate commander of the Army of Tennessee at the time of the Chattanooga Campaign (1863)?
09Which Confederate general commanded Confederate forces in the Western Theater and was killed leading at the Battle of Shiloh?
10Who commanded the Union Military Division that conducted the Atlanta Campaign and the subsequent March to the Sea?
11Who commanded the Union Army of the Potomac during the Battle of Gettysburg?
12Who was the Confederate cavalry commander famous for reconnaissance and screening in the Eastern Theater (frequently active with the Army of Northern Virginia)?