SOLARTOYS
MILITARY TRIVIA
THE CIVIL WAR
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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?


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