SOLARTOYS MILITARY TRIVIA THE CIVIL WAR PAGE 4 |
Index at bottom of the page. 1. What Union Regiment was recruited by Herman Berdan and what Color Uniform did they wear? 2. What was the popular name for the US Rifle, Model 1855, a shorter version of the Rifle Musket of the same year? 3. At First Bull Run, what fellow brigadier general coined the nickname "Stonewall" for Thomas J. Jackson? 4. When Robert E. Lee's youngest son entered the army, what was his rank and duty? 5. Who refused to use pepper on his food saying it gave him pains in his left leg? 6. How many companies made up a regiment? 7. What Confederate Major General, a nephew of Robert E. Lee, later served as a Major General in the U. S. Army during the Spanish American War? 8. What was the "official" name for Andersonville Prison? 9. Why was Camp Sumter named "Camp Sumter"? 10. What Virginia born artillerist named four of his cannons Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? 11. Who was known as "Little Napoleon"? 12. What Ohio native entered the army in the Civil war as a lieutenant colonel and died as commander in chief? 13. What was Virginian Wilmer McLean's unusual distinction during the Civil War? 14. What lawyer went to war as a major of the 23rd Ohio, attained the rank of brevet major general and later said that those years were the "best years" of his life? 15. What was the highest rank Robert E. Lee achieved in the U.S. army? 16. Who was the last surviving full rank Civil War General? 17. What was the "Alligator"? 18. What name was given to the Thirteenth Pennsylvania Reserves when the men began wearing tails of deer on their hats? 19. There are 13 stars in the Confederate battle flag. How many states were in the Confederacy? 20. Who commanded the famous Irish Brigade, made up of immigrants and first generation Americans? |