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Multiple choice quiz regarding location of Confederate generals killed in action during the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. You will get the description of the injury and the battle in which it occured with four generals to choose from. Most questions require expert knowledge of the war between the states. Good luck!

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American Civil War CSA General Kia's

In June, 1864, at Pine Mountain, he was hit by a 3" Hotchkiss shell that went through his left arm, chest, right arm and exploded against a tree. He was almost cut in half.

During the battle of Chancellorsville, he was shot three times, once in the hand and twice in the left arm by his own troops while returning from a night time reconnaissance. Complications from his wounds led to pneumonia, which he died from 8 days later.

In April, 1865, at Petersburg, he was shot through the heart by a Union soldier that he had approached and intended to shoot with his revolver. Died instantly.

During the battle of Gettysburg, he was hit in the thigh by a 2" square piece of shrapnel while riding toward the right of his division on Seminary Ridge. He died 16 days later after an attempt to amputate his hemorrhaging leg failed.

Shot by a dismounted Union cavalryman during the battle of Yellow Tavern. He died the next day. Nicknamed "Beauty" at West Point, supposedly because of his weak chin.

Killed during a charge on the Union lines at Atlanta by a picket in July 1864. He died on the field and was left there to be retrieved by Union soldiers. Nicknamed "Shot Pouch" because he had been wounded several times in engagements before the war.

September 1864, at Opequon, he was struck in the back of the head by a shell fragment after ordering a charge on the Union right flank and died on the field.

In october, 1864, during the battle of Cedar Creek, while atop his third horse of the day, he was rallying his troops against a Union counterattack when he was shot through both lungs. He died the next day as a prisoner of the Union Army.

The "Stonewall of the West" had two horses shot from under him but continued on foot in the futile assault on the Union breastworks at Franklin. Just short of the goal he was shot in the chest and probably died instantly. He was one of six CSA generals killed in the battle.

In the fight at Hatcher's Run in February, 1865, he was shot while leading his troops in a countercharge and died later that day.

Mortally wounded as the tide began to turn in favor of the CSA at First Bull Run. He died the next day. Famous for his observation that Thomas J. Jackson's troops were standing like a "stonewall."

At First Bull Run, while leading his men in an assault on an exposed Union artillary position he was shot in the heart and died a few minutes later.

First general to die in the western theater. At Mill Springs he inadvertantly wandered into Union lines thinking the soldiers were CSA due to his shortsightedness and the growing darkness. He was shot several times and died soon after.

In March, 1862, after leading his men in a successful assault on a Union battery at Pea Ridge, while scouting enemy positions, he was shot by a sharpshooter and died instantly. He disliked army uniforms and was wearing a black velvet civilian suit and Wellington boots at the time.

After General McCulloch was killed, he led a cavalry charge into Union lines to recover the body. He was also killed instantly.

At Shiloh, he was severely wounded in the arm by a shell fragment and died several days later after the arm was amputated.

At Seven Pines, he was shot in the head and killed instantly while leading his brigade through tangled woods. The brigade later became George Archer's brigade of the "Light Division."

While pursuing the retreating Union Army he and his men encountered elements of General Sumner's II Corps at Savage's Station. Wounded in the thigh by a shell fragment he was taken to Richmond where he died the same day.

In August 1862, at Cedar Mountain, while directing artillary fire he was struck by a shell in the side and horribly mangled. He died later that day.

At Antietam, he was wounded three times while leading a counterattck against Union troops near Dunker Church, he died within the hour.

While defending the right flank against Meade's assault at Fredericksburg, he was shot through the spine and died two days later. He had been wounded by the same bullet that killed Lawrence Branch at Antietam.

He was wounded in the thigh during a charge into the Wheatfield at Gettysburg. He died eight days later.

Mortally wounded during rearguard action to protect the Army during its retreat from Pennsylvania in 1863.

At Spotsylvania Court House, after the Bloody Angle fell into Union hands, he led his men in a spirited counter attack. He was struck in the abdomen by a minnie ball and died the next day.

Shot in the chest during the battle of Cold Harbor by a sharpshooter. He died instantly.

Shot in the chest while leading a charge on Union fortifications at Franklin. He died later that day.

At Franklin, near Columbia Pike, he was on foot, urging his men on when he was shot. The bullet hit him just under the right eye, passing through his head, carrying off the top of his head. According to reports, he threw both hands to his face and sank to his knees in death.

Mortally wounded during the battle of Peach Tree Creek on July 20, he died five days later. Nicknamed "Rock" because of his iron nerves and distinguished gallantry under fire.

At Chicamauga, he was eviscerated by an artillary shell that literally blew his chest apart while his brigade was under intense fire in Kelly Field. He was buried on the battlefield that night.