The U.S. Civil War Quiz
Match the Civil War Terms with the correct meanings.
- 1.What Union general was nicknamed "Spoons" during the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
John Pope
- B.
Ambrose Burnside
- C.
Henry Abbott
- D.
Benjamin Butler
- 2.What event happened to news reporter Edward Cropsey in the U.S. Civil War ?
- A.
He Was Run Out Of General Meade's Camp
- B.
He Was Killed While Interviewing General Grant
- C.
He Was Shot As A Spy
- D.
He Invented A New Type Of Bullet
- 3.Who was the first commander of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Albert Meyer
- B.
William Nicodemus
- C.
John Wilder
- D.
Paul Joseph Revere
- 4.What Union General was seriously injured during a Civil War portrait session?
- A.
Ulysses S. Grant
- B.
Henry Wager Halleck
- C.
George Armstrong Custer
- D.
Ambrose Burnside
- 5.Who was known as "Crazy Bet" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
George Custer
- B.
Nathan Banks
- C.
Benjamin Butler
- D.
Elizabeth Van Lew
- 6.Who was called the "Wizard of the Saddle" in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
John Mosby
- B.
J.E.B. Stuart
- C.
Nathan Bedford Forrest
- D.
William Quantrill
- 7.Who was the last Confederate General to die from battle-related injuries in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
James Dearing
- B.
Albert Johnson
- C.
Patrick Cleburne
- D.
Hiram Granbury
- 8.How was Confederate General Earl Van Dorn killed in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Killed Trying To Capture Breastworks At Gettysburg
- B.
Died In The Old Capital Prison During An Escape Attempt
- C.
Shot To Death By A Civilian At His Own Headquarters
- D.
Shot By His Own Troops Accidentally
- 9.Who was the Chief of Ordinance for the Confederacy in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Josiah Gorgas
- B.
Otho Strahl
- C.
James Archer
- D.
Leonidas Polk
- 10.What was the Soda Water Bottle in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Position Fought Over At Antietam
- B.
The Dahlgren Gun
- C.
Nickname For Sutler's Wagons
- D.
Nickname Of Union Observation Balloons
- 11.Where was the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley built in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Port Royal Sound, South Carolina
- B.
Mobile, Alabama
- C.
New Orleans, Louisiana
- D.
Liverpool, England
- 12.Who was the Confederacy's Secretary of the Navy in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Stephen Mallory
- B.
Hanibal Hamlin
- C.
Roger Pryor
- D.
Gideon Welles
- 13.Who was Robert Blake in the Civil War?
- A.
First Black Medal Of Honor Winner
- B.
Man Hung For Stealing A Chair
- C.
First Man Killed At Gettysburg
- D.
British Observer At Gettysburg
- 14.What ship did the H.L. Hunley sink in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Hartford
- B.
Housatonic
- C.
Harvest Moon
- D.
Smithfield
- 15.What did the Scovil Manufacturing Company produce in the U.S. Civil War?
- A.
Buttons
- B.
Cannons
- C.
Bullets
- D.
Hardtack
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