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    What was the purpose of the group "Sons Of America" which formed in the South during the U.S. Civil War?

    • Help Union Prisoners Escape The Confederacy
    • Collect Dresses To Sew Together For Use As Observation Balloons
    • Collect Money To Build Ships In The South
    • Helped To Instigate Native American Indians To Attack Northerners
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This is a brief quiz on the basics of Civil War

Civil War Quizzes & Trivia

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  • 2. 

    What did Confederate Soldiers call their sewing kits for uniform repair in the U.S. Civil War?

    • Daily Chore Kits

    • Spyspigots

    • Housewives

    • Lifebloods

    Correct Answer
    A. Housewives
  • 3. 

    What item did the Nashville Plow Works produce during the U.S. Civil War?

    • Counterfeit Money

    • Flame Throwers

    • Rifles

    • Swords

    Correct Answer
    A. Swords
  • 4. 

    What Confederate General had the most famous hat in the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War?

    • Simon Bolivar Buckner

    • George Pickett

    • Robert E. Lee

    • J.E.B. Stuart

    Correct Answer
    A. J.E.B. Stuart
  • 5. 

    What was the "Cracker Line" in the U.S. Civil War?

    • Nickname For Firing Squads

    • Line Of Soldiers Sent Out To Bury The Dead After Battles

    • Union Supply Route In Alabama And Tennessee

    • Nickname Of The Confederate Government's Cabinet Members

    Correct Answer
    A. Union Supply Route In Alabama And Tennessee
  • 6. 

    What was a soldier's "Horizontal Refreshment" in the U.S. Civil War?

    • A Long Stay In A Hospital

    • A Nap After A Long March

    • Visiting A Prostitute

    • The Condition A Soldier Is In After Indulging In Moonshine

    Correct Answer
    A. Visiting A Prostitute
  • 7. 

    In the U.S. Civil War movie "Gone With the Wind" what Confederate leaders appear?

    • Stonewall Jackson And James Longstreet

    • Jefferson Davis And Robert E. Lee

    • President Jefferson Davis And Vice President Alexander Stephens

    • None

    Correct Answer
    A. None
  • 8. 

    Who were the "Katydids" in the U.S. Civil War?

    • Nickname For Sutlers

    • Unit Of Germans And Irish That Came From Philadelphia

    • Cadets From The Virginia Military Institute

    • Nickname For The Massachusetts 54th

    Correct Answer
    A. Cadets From The Virginia Military Institute
  • 9. 

    When did the Confederacy declare war on the Union, starting the U.S. Civil War?

    • January 1,1861

    • October 2,1861

    • May 6, 1861

    • August 17,1860

    Correct Answer
    A. May 6, 1861
  • 10. 

    What was considered the "Breadbasket of the Confederacy" in the U.S. Civil War?

    • Central Part Of North Carolina

    • Area From Atlanta, Georgia To Savannah, Georgia

    • South Carolina

    • Shenandoah Valley

    Correct Answer
    A. Shenandoah Valley
  • 11. 

    What were "Sinks" in the U.S. Civil War?

    • Government Officials Who Took Kickbacks And Became Wealthy During The War

    • Name For Camp Prostitutes

    • Slang Term For Latrines

    • Explosion Holes Made By Artillery

    Correct Answer
    A. Slang Term For Latrines
  • 12. 

    What U.S. Civil War Union General wrote the book "Ben Hur"?

    • General Alexander Asboth

    • General George Stoneman

    • General John Logan

    • General Lew Wallace

    Correct Answer
    A. General Lew Wallace
  • 13. 

    What state supplied most of the iron used by the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War?

    • Georgia

    • Florida

    • Texas

    • Alabama

    Correct Answer
    A. Alabama
  • 14. 

    Who was the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor in the U.S. Civil War?

    • Jennie Rodgers

    • Ellen Goodridge

    • Mary Walker

    • Ella Gibson

    Correct Answer
    A. Mary Walker
  • 15. 

    During the U.S. Civil War, how did women from New Orleans get even with Union General Butler for harsh treatment they received?

    • Stole His Horses

    • Kidnapped His Son And Dog

    • Had His Picture Painted On Chamber Pots

    • Set His House Ablaze

    Correct Answer
    A. Had His Picture Painted On Chamber Pots

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