American Civil War Quiz
Quiz I
- Which politician served as the President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865?
- The bombardment of which sea fort in South Carolina by the Confederate States Army started the American Civil War?
- Which battle of July 1863 involved the greatest number of casualties and is often described as the American Civil War's turning point? And in which state was this battle fought?
- Confederate general Thomas J. Jackson earned which nickname for resisting Union attacks?
- Which was the first state to secede from the Union? And how many Southern states secede from the Union between December 20, 1860 and June 8, 1861?
- Where do we hear the now-iconic line 'Four score and seven years ago'? And what does this line refer to?
- What was the Hunley?
- Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, which battle is the bloodiest single-day battle in American history?
- Facial hair grown on the sides of the face now get their name from an American Civil War general, can you name him?
- Which battle thought on May 12 and 13 is generally recognized as the last battle of the American Civil War? And in which state was this battle fought?
- What would you now find on the site of Confederate general Robert E. Lee's confiscated family estate - it was partly built to ensure that Lee would not be able to return to his home?
- What job did poet Walt Whitman volunteer to do during the war?
Answers:
- Jefferson Davis
- Fort Sumter
- Battle of Gettysburg. Pennsylvania.
- Stonewall
- South Carolina (on December 20, 1860). Eleven.
- Opening line of the Gettysburg Address. It refers to the United States Declaration of Independence in 1776.
- A submarine (the first submarine to ever sink an enemy ship)
- Battle of Antietam (with a total of 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing)
- Ambrose Burnside (and the term is sideburns)
- The Battle of Palmito Ranch (also known as the Battle of Palmito Hill). Texas. (note: ironically, the final skirmish was a Confederate victory.)
- Arlington National Cemetery
- He was a volunteer nurse for the Union
Civil War Quiz II
- Sometimes called Longstreet's assault, give the better known name for the disastrous infantry assault ordered by Confederate General Robert E. Lee on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg?
- What was an ironclad?
- Who was promoted to lieutenant general of the Union army in 1864 and three years later became president of the United States?
- Which words first appeared on Union coins in 1864, partly to declare that God was on the Union side of the Civil War?
- Which city was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
- The majority of the fighting took place in which two states?
- On January 31, 1865, who was promoted to general-in-chief of the Confederacy forces?
- What term from the American Civil War was used for Confederate prisoners of war who changed allegiance and joined the Union Army: (a)Galvanized Yankees, (b)Turncoat Yankees, or (c)Spur Yankees?
- Name the largest city in the Southern states during the American Civil War?
- Which Union general received criticism for his 'scorched earth' policy against the Confederate States?
- Can you name the final engagement of general Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia before it surrendered (effectively ending the war)?
- What name was often used to describe the Northerners who moved to the South seeking opportunities during Reconstruction?
- Can you name the actor who shot Abraham Lincoln? Also name the theatre and the play the president was attending? Finally, the day was a holiday day, which holiday?
- Who became president on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
Answers:
- Pickett's Charge
- A warship (a steam-propelled warship protected with ateel or iron armour)
- Ulysses S. Grant
- In God We Trust
- Richmond
- Virginia and Tennessee
- Robert E. Lee
- Galvanised Yankees (Henry Stanley who later went to Africa to find Dr. Livingstone is the most famous 'galvanised yankee')
- New Orleans (the capture of New Orleans in May 1862 was a major turning point of the war)
- William Sherman
- The Battle of Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865)
- Carpetbaggers
- John Wilkes Booth. Ford's Theatre, Washington D.C. Our American Cousin. Good Friday.
- Andrew Johnson
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