SOLARTOYS MILITARY TRIVIA THE CIVIL WAR PAGE 11 |
Index at bottom of the page. 1. What battle had these landmarks? Mule Shoe - Bloody Angle 2. Stonewall Jackson felt his only major defeat at Kernstown was the result of withdrawal by his subordinate, Richard B. Garnett and what other reason? 3. Who or what was Rienzi? 4. What famous person in the war said, "War means fightin and fightin means killin?" 5. What battle had these landmarks? Doctor's Creek, Turpin Hill, Bull Run 6. What famous Union general while at West Point as a cadet said he preferred Southerners to Northerners? 7. What nickname was given to Confederate bills af small denominations? 8. President Jefferson Davis was rumored to be dressed as a woman during his capture by Union armies on May 10, 1865. This untrue legend was probably started how? 9. What battle had these landmarks? Hell's Half Acre, Slaughter Pen 10. What Medal of Honor recipient died a prisoner and is buried at Andersonville National Cemetery? 11. Moss Neck, Jackson's winter grounds was near where? 12. What was the first indian tribe to declare for the Confederacy? 13. How many commissioned vessels did the U.S. Navy have at the start of the war. How many cannons were aboard, total? 14. What battle had these landmarks? Read's Bridge, Widow Glen House, Kelly Field 15. Who was the worst dressed officer in the conflict? 16. What was the name of the 800-acre plantation on the Mississippi River owned by Jefferson Davis? 17. Said to be the bloodiest single day of the Civil War, this battle began at dawn when two Union corps pushed across a creek to attack Confederate forces. It was McClellan against Lee. What was the name of this famous battle? 18. Who was killed on Pine Mountain? 19. Dr. (or Col.) J. A. F. LeMat is best known in the war for what? 20. What was the Dictator, aka the "Petersburg Express? |