American Civil War Cavalry Quiz
10 Questions
| Total Attempts: 62
A quiz all about the American Civil War Cavalry. Test your knowledge on the cavalry ofhe great mid 1800s war!
Questions and Answers
- 1.Which of these types of mounted forces were not part of the American Civil War?
- A.
Mounted Infantry
- B.
Dragoons
- C.
Regular
- D.
Cavalry
- 2.What was the most used weapon of the East Theater Union cavalry?
- A.
Carbines
- B.
Sabers
- C.
Pistols
- 3.What was one example of Mounted Infantry?
- A.
Col. John T. Wilder's "Lightning Brigade"
- B.
Lawrence Sullivan Ross' "Texas Brigade"
- C.
General Lee's Confederate Army
- D.
General Grant's Union Army
- 4.Who was, on average, considered a superior horseman over a Northerner?
- A.
Southerners
- B.
Slaves
- C.
Europeans
- 5.What type of mounted forces were not present in the Union when the Union started the war?
- A.
Dragoons
- B.
Cavalry
- C.
Irregular Forces
- D.
Mounted Rifles
- 6.What were all the mounted forces (from question 5) later called?
- A.
Union Army
- B.
U.S. Mounties
- C.
U.S. Cavalry
- D.
The Counter-Confederacy
- 7.True or False: Sabers used by Northern cavalrymen were used more as terror weapons than practical offensive weapons.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Which weapon did Southern cavalrymen generally prefer over sabers?
- A.
Pistols/Revolvers
- B.
Carbines
- C.
None, they preferred to use sabers.
- 9.From question 8, how many was common for cavalrymen to carry?
- A.
One
- B.
Two
- C.
Three
- D.
Four
- E.
Five
- 10.
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