Test Your IQ On Civil War
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- 1.Who was the first secretary of war for the Lincoln Administration in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Thaddeus Lowe
- B.
Eppa Hunton
- C.
Simon Cameron
- D.
Benjamin Wade
- 2.Who was the keynote speaker at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery during the Civil War?
- A.
Abraham Lincoln
- B.
George Meade
- C.
Thaddeus Lowe
- D.
Edward Everett
- 3.How many enlisted men were exchanged for Generals in the Civil War?
- A.
50
- B.
100
- C.
60
- D.
25
- 4.Who was the Secretary of War in the south during the Civil War?
- A.
John Floyd
- B.
Judah Benjamin
- C.
Harry Buford
- D.
Richard Taylor
- 5.Where was the bloodiest 8 minutes of the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Gettysburg
- B.
Cold Harbor
- C.
Malvern Hill
- D.
Antietam
- 6.Keetsville Road and Elkhorn Tavern were places on what battlefield in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Cedar Mountain
- B.
Pea Ridge
- C.
Spotsylvania
- D.
Missionary Ridge
- 7.What battle featured Alsop House and Blockhouse Bridge in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Fredericksburg
- B.
5 Forks
- C.
Spotsylvania
- D.
Brandy Station
- 8.At what battle were Dowdall's Tavern and Orange Plank Road in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Chattanooga
- B.
Pea Ridge
- C.
Petersburg
- D.
Chancellorsville
- 9.At what battle did the Confederacy lose 6 generals as prisoners in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
5 Forks
- B.
Atlanta
- C.
Shiloh
- D.
Sayler's Creek
- 10.Wilkinson's Pike and Hell's Half Acre are landmarks at what battle site of the Civil War?
- A.
Stones River
- B.
Spotsylvania
- C.
Perryville
- D.
Antietam
- 11.Who killed Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart during the Civil War?
- A.
John Huff
- B.
Clement Clay
- C.
Henry Heth
- D.
Felix Zollicoffer
- 12.What was the "Virginia Quickstep" in the Civil War?
- A.
Dance Done By Tipplers
- B.
Diarrhea
- C.
Run Across An Open Field
- D.
Sweeping Attack
- 13.Who was nicknamed "Old Slow Trot" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
General George Thomas
- B.
General Herman Haupt
- C.
General Ambrose Burnside
- D.
General Edward Baker
- 14.Who was Medical Director for the Union Army during the American Civil War?
- A.
Simon Cameron
- B.
Dudley Dubose
- C.
John Crittenden
- D.
Jonathan Letterman
- 15.What Union state had the most deserters in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Ohio
- B.
Kansas
- C.
Pennsylvania
- D.
New York
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