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MILITARY TRIVIA THE CIVIL WAR PAGE 1 |
Index at bottom of the page. 1. What personal tragedy struck President Jefferson Davis and his wife Varina on April 30, 1864? 2. How old would Abraham Lincoln have been this Feb 12th? 3. Which General had the longest last name? 4. We all know Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson's nickname was "Stonewall", but his cousin, Major Gen. William L. Jackson also had a nickname... what was it? 5. Companies within Regiments were given letters. Ten letters were used beginning with "A". Which letter did they skip? 6. How many men died as a result of the Civil War? 7. What happened on Feb 9th 1861? 8. What Civil War soldier held commissions in both the USA and CSA armies simultaneously? 9. What was the Union Army called at the First Battle of Bull Run and what was the Confederate Army called? 10. What Union Regiment had the highest number of officers killed in the Civil War? 11. What military command was given U. S. Grant at the start of the Civil War? 12. Which Amendment to the Constitution provided for the abolition of slavery? 13. Who was the first person to direct artillery fire for an army via aerial reconnaissance? 14. What was Lt. Gen Richard S. Ewell's nickname? 15. Where did the largest cavalry battle of the war take place? 16. What primary Confederate General was killed at the Battle of Shiloh? 17. Approximately how far did the three-inch iron rifled ordnance gun throw its shell when elevated five degrees? 18. What was the average height and weight of Union Soldiers? 19. What Northern general was accused by northern press as being insane? 20. How many cannon in a Union Battery and in a Confederate Battery? |