SOLARTOYS
MILITARY TRIVIA
THE CIVIL WAR
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1. What was a "bounty jumper"?


2. Who was Private Albert
D. J. Cashiere, 95th Illinois
Infantry?

3. Who took over the Orphan
Brigade at Chickamauga, fought
in the Atlanta campaign, and
did not surrender until
May 6, 1865?

4. What famous artist painted
an eyewitness picture of one
of the few naval skirmishes
fought by opposing U.S. forces
in foreign waters?

5. What was a "havelock"?


6. The snow was deep and the
temperature raw as Stonewall
Jackson's troops woke to the
early dawn. This particular
morning, the men had little
respect for their famous
general due to their
situation. A man, sleeping
under a nearby tree, awoke and
shook the snow from his
blanket. Who was this person
that had ridden into the camp
at night?

7. Why is Lincoln's photograph
taken 8/02/1864, famous?

8. Where was the famous CSS
Alabama constructed?

9. What general would change
soiled shirts, even
during battle?

10. For diarrhea or malaria,
what was the rebel field cure?


11. What famous Union
commander and his Union army
lost every battle, every
campaign and every engagement
they fought?

12. Name the war's most
striking victory in
consideration of lost
resources.

13. What was the most common
disease among southern
soldiers?

14. Of what state were most of
the soldiers of the 2nd WV
Cavalry Regiment (Federal)
residents?

15. Confederate Captain Shade
Wooten of the Twenty-seventh
North Carolina regiment used
the most primitive weapon in
the Civil War on three
occasions. What was it?

16. What was the most commonly
used medication during
the war?

17. Union Troopers assaulted
and climbed a 1100 foot high
mountain to attack a strong
position being held by
Confederates.  This battle
was dubbed the "Battle above
the Clouds."  Rain, mist, fog
and chilling winds hampered
Union forces but they
persisted and eventually were
able to plant the U. S. flag.
What was the official name
for this battle?

18. I was a self taught map
maker for the Confederacy.
They said my talent enabled
Stonewall Jackson to march
with accuracy and aided him in
stunning victories.  After
Stonewall's untimely death, I
continued to help others with
map making, offering advice on
land features and
reconnoitering.  Who am I?


19. What was, "Salt Horse?"


20. During the Civil War,
gonorrhea was treated
with what?


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