Civil War Facts

1. In the U.S. Civil War who was known as the "Gray Ghost"?

Nathan Bedford Forrest

J.E.B. Stuart

William Quantrill

John Mosby

2. What Confederate unit wore red shirts into battle during the U.S. Civil War?

Emerald Guards Of Mobile

The Granville Rifles Of North Carolina

Zouaves Of Texas

New Orleans Guard Battalion

3. What was "Chamber Lye" in the U.S. Civil War?

A Name For The Less Than Tasty Coffee Supplied To Soldiers

A Nickname For A Visit With A Camp Prostitute

Cure All Made From Plants Used By Southern Doctors

Niter For Gun Powder Made From Human Urine

4. What was a "Vidette" in the U.S. Civil War?

A Mounted Sentry On Guard Duty

Nickname Of A General's Assistant

A Dice Game Played By Campfires

A Camp Prostitute

5. Where was the Confederacy's Treadgear Iron Works, maker of most of the Confederacy's cannons located in the U.S. Civil War?

Atlanta, Georgia

Wilson, North Carolina

Anniston, Alabama

Richmond, Virginia

6. What did Confederate General William Smith carry while riding into battle in the U.S. Civil War?

A Samarai Sword

His Personal Cooking Utensils

A Blue Parasol

His Pet Dog

7. What was the only food that Confederate General Richard Ewell would eat during the U.S. Civil War?

Suet

Olio

Frementy

Suine

8. What happened to Union General Judson Kilpatrick during the Battle of Monroe's Crossroads in the U.S. Civil War?

He Was Captured, Tortured, And Hung By Confederates

Despite Telling His Men He Was Out Of Range, He Was Shot Through The Head By A Sharpshooter

He Was Surprised, And Fled Without His Pants

He Dressed In Women's Clothing To Escape Capture

9. Who were Tom Parker and Bob Morgan in the U.S. Civil War?

Prostitutes Mary And Mollie Bell, Who Passed As Soldiers

Temperance Speakers That Worked In Union Camps

Escaped Slaves That Served As Union Spies In Richmond

The Union's First Medal Of Honor Winners

10. What nickname did Confederate soldiers give to the gold lace on an officer's sleeves in the U.S. Civil War?

Chicken Guts

Coffin Strings

Yankee Aiming Points

Bullitt Magnets

11. What items did Confederate soldiers use as button substitutes in the U.S. Civil War?

Ox Shoes

Walnuts

Railroad Spikes

Persimmon Seeds

12. What state were Confederate Soldiers from if they wore blue and orange uniforms during the U.S. Civil War?

Arkansas

Florida

Maryland

Missouri

13. What unusual item did C.G. Birkbeck propose to use against the South in the U.S. Civil War?

Bows And Arrows

Cayenne Pepper Loaded Cannon Balls

Hot Water Catapults

Bombs Dropped From Balloons

14. During the U.S. Civil War, what did North Carolina's Governor do that incensed Confederate Soldiers?

Hoarded Uniforms In State Warehouses

Held Lavish Parties While Scores Of Soldiers Starved

Refused Pay To Soldiers

Sold Surplus Cotton To Northern Interests

15. What job did John Smith Preston hold with the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?

Captain Of The Hunley

Confederate Ambassador To England

Head Of The Bureau Of Conscription

President Of The Atlanta And Southern Railroad