The Ultimate Quiz On Civil War
It’s time to answer some cool questions about Civil War
- 1.Who was known as the "Photographer of the Confederacy" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Pendleton Murrah
- B.
Beriah Magoffin
- C.
Henry Foote
- D.
George Cook
- 2.What were "Shinplasters" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Low-Denomination Confederate Money
- B.
Particles Of Explosives That Caused Severe Injuries
- C.
Nickname Of The Men Of The 54th Massachusetts Unit
- D.
Black Marketeers In Richmond
- 3.In the U.S. Civil War, what was the specialty of the Confederate hospital in Kingston, Georgia?
- A.
Photographing Wounds
- B.
Wounded Generals
- C.
Amputations
- D.
Men Infected With Venereal Disease
- 4.What was the "Imboden Raid" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
The Hijacking Of A Southern Locomotive By Union Troops
- B.
A Raid By Confederate Soldiers Into Vermont
- C.
Raid Led By General John Imboden To Secure Livestock For The Starving Confederate Army
- D.
Breakout Of Confederate Prisoners From Union Prisoner Of War Camps
- 5.What U.S. Civil War battle did Virginia Military Institute Cadets play a prominent role in?
- A.
Battle Of Gettysburg
- B.
Battle Of New Market
- C.
Battle Of Chicorey
- D.
Battle Of Spotsylvania
- 6.What Union General made off with the table where Lee and Grant signed the terms of surrender of the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
General Grant
- B.
General Custer
- C.
General Burnsides
- D.
General Doubleday
- 7.What were "Shebangs" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Crude Huts That Held Prisoners
- B.
Slang Term For Camp Prostitutes
- C.
Nickname Of Men Under The Command Of General Custer
- D.
A Term For Confederate Female Spies
- 8.Where was the Fort Warren Union Prison Camp located in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Indianapolis, Indiana
- B.
Boston, Massachusetts
- C.
Columbus, Ohio
- D.
New York City
- 9.What was the infamous "Nero" during the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
A Captain Who Shot Black Soldiers At Fort Pillow
- B.
A Dog Used At A Prison In Richmond To Intimidate Prisoners
- C.
A Commandant Of Elmira Prison In New York Known For His Cruelty
- D.
A Hangman Of Lincoln Conspirators
- 10.Andersonville was the most notorious prison in the South, but what was the most notorious prison in the North in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Fort Warren,Boston
- B.
Elmira Prison, New York
- C.
Point Lookuot,Maryland
- D.
Camp Douglass, Chicago
- 11.What was unusual about the body guards of Confederate General Albert Pike in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
They Were All Native American Indians
- B.
They Were All Freed Slaves
- C.
They Were All Clergymen
- D.
They All Had Amputations
- 12.During the U.S. Civil War, what Confederate song began with, "We are a band of brothers and native to the soil"?
- A.
The Bonnie Blue Flag
- B.
Dixie
- C.
Just Before The Battle, Mother
- D.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp
- 13.What was Grant's "General Order #11" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
That All Cotton In The Western Sector Shall Be Burned
- B.
Freed Slaves May Join A Special All Colored Regiment
- C.
Said All Gold In Mississippi And Arkansas Shall Be Confiscated
- D.
Demanded Removal Of All Jews From The Union's Western Sector
- 14.What U.S. Civil War figure penned the book, "Memoirs of Service Afloat"?
- A.
James Waddell
- B.
John Dahlgren
- C.
Raphael Semmes
- D.
David Farragut
- 15.Who was Confederate President Jefferson Davis' biggest political enemy during the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Simon Baruch
- B.
Henry Heth
- C.
Judah Benjamin
- D.
Henry Foote
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