SOLARTOYS MILITARY TRIVIA THE CIVIL WAR PAGE 10 |
Index at bottom of the page. 1. The Bermuda Hundred was strategically important to the South. Where was it? 2. What is the story of the "Jinx Horse"? 3. Who was the youngest General? 4. Who said, "If I had Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg, I would have won the fight?" 5. Name the war's most striking victory in consideration of lost resources? 6. The trial of the eight people accused of trying to assassinate Lincoln took place in Washington, D.C. at what type of a hearing? 7. What battle had these landmarks? Fraley Field, Bloody Pond, Peach Orchard. 8. What general would change soiled shirts, even during battle? 9. What was the largest city in the Confederacy as the beginning of the war? 10. Who once said, "He looks so cold and quiet and grand." Name the speaker and the subject? 11. By what affectionate nickname did Nathan Bedford Forrest, CSA, refer to his cavalry units? 12. Who, among all the Union generals first gave orders to raid civilian supplies, punish citizens for guerrilla attacks and had all male noncombatants arrested? 13. A War of 1812 American Patriot's grandson was arrested during the Baltimore riots at the beginning of the Civil War. Who was he? 14. As the peace treaty was being signed inside at Appomattox, what tune was the Brass Band playing outside? 15. Two powerful ram type ships were built by the British for the Confederacy. What were their names? 16. What was the name of the "world's largest hospital" in Richmond, containing 50 buildings? 17. Who are one of only two father-son winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor?" 18. What was the only major Civil War battle fought in Florida? 19. Dixie was the South's unofficial Confederate anthem. What was the next popular song during the war? 20. On Dec. 8, President Lincoln offered an unusual Christmas gift to the military men of the South. What was it? |