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    John Gibbon had three brothers who fought for the Confederacy including Dr. Robert Gibbon, a surgeon in Lane's NC Brigade. What was his rank?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      US General.

    Alfred and Charlotte Ingraham, residents of Vicksburg Mississippi, lost two sons and a son-in-law to the Confederate cause and by war's end were in financial ruin. Charlotte was the sister of what General?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      US General George Gordon Meade..

    What relationship was Confederate General George Bibb Crittenden to US Senator John Jordan Crittenden and US General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      son and brother.

    What was the relationship between US General William Rufus Terrill and Confederate General James Barbour Terrill?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      brothers. US General William Rufus Terrill, was killed October 8, 1862 at Perryville, and his brother, Confederate General James Barbour Terrill, was killed May 30, 1864 at Bethesda Church. They were supposedly buried by their father in a single grave over which the tombstone reads 'Here lie my two sons. Only God knows which was right'.

    The White House was draped in mourning for the death Confederate General Benjamin Hardin Helm who was mortally wounded September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga and died September 21. Why?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      Helm was married to Mary Todd Lincoln's half-sister,.

    Who was Confederate General James Ewell Brown 'Jeb' Stuart's father-in-law?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      US General Philip St. George Cooke.

    Louis H. Marshall, who served on the staff of US General John Pope, was the nephew of whom?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      Robert E. Lee. Confederate General Robert E. Lee's sister, Anne, and her husband William Marshall, sided with the Union. Their son, Louis H. Marshall, served on the staff of US General John Pope.

    Confederate General Richard Taylor was the youngest child and only son of what former US President?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      Zachary Taylor. Zachary Taylor's daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, was the first wife of Confederate President Jefferson Finis Davis. She died of malaria three months after their marriage.

    Billings Steele left his home near Annapolis Maryland at the age of 16 to join Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby's famed Rangers. Who was Steele's grandfather?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      Francis Scott Key.

    Confederate General and Secretary of State George Wythe Randolph was a grandson of whom?During the Civil War...it was all relative

      Thomas Jefferson.

    Who was president at the time of the Civil War for the Union?Civil War Generals

      Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln was killed just a few days after the Civil War was over.

    Name the Confederate general at Kennesaw Mountain?Civil War Generals

      Johnston.

    This Union general commanded the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville but was taken by surprise and lost the battle. His nickname was 'Fighting Joe ________'?Civil War Generals

      Hooker. The ladies of the night got their name because they would follow Hooker's camp around looking for 'business.'

    This general led the Confederate forces at the first Bull Run?Civil War Generals

      Beauregard.

    Which Union general commanded the Union soldiers at Fredricksburg and had the word sideburns named after him?Civil War Generals

      Burnside. Burnside used a suicide attack on the Confederate forces at Fredricksburg by charging up the hill many times but it was hopeless. The Union forces were beaten badly.

    Who was the general who led the Union troops at Chickamauga?Civil War Generals

      Rosecrans. This southern victory trapped Rosecrans in Chattanooga.

    This Confederate general was originally asked by Lincoln to join the Union but when Virginia, his home state, seceded, he left with it?Civil War Generals

      Lee. Robert E. Lee was considered a war genius.

    This general won Fort Donelson and Fort Henry and later on in the war became the leader of all the Union troops?Civil War Generals

      Grant.

    This Union general was said to be too cautious?Civil War Generals

      McClellan. McClellan would hesitate, then attack at the wrong time which was why a lot of his soldiers were killed during the battles he led.

    This Confederate general was accidently shot by his own men?Civil War Generals

      Stonewall Jackson. He was shot by one of his own men while coming back to his camp.

    Whose last words were, 'They couldn't hit an elephant from there!'?Civil War Generals

      John Sedgwick. Rebel snipers proved him wrong and killed the Union Corps leader outside of the Battle of the Wilderness.

    What state's cavalry did George Custer lead at Gettysburg?Civil War Generals

      Michigan. Custer played a key part at Gettysburg by blunting Jeb Stuart's attack during Pickett's Charge.

    He thought the War with Mexico was unjust and brought on by American greed, though he fought in it. Who was it?Civil War Generals

      U.S. Grant. Grant denounced the war in his memoirs.

    Who didn't lose a limb in the Civil War?Civil War Generals

      Phil Kearney. Kearney lost his arm in the Mexican War, his life in the Civil War.

    Which general didn't die in battle?Civil War Generals

      D.H. Hill. The cranky Hill survived the war.

    After the Civil War, this general killed an ex-slave, who worked for him, with an axe, after the man pulled a knife on him. Who was it?Civil War Generals

      Bedford Forrest. The general was let off, since the man was beating his wife when Forrest interceded. Forrest later play a key role in founding the Ku Klux Klan.

    Which general was in U.S. Grant's wedding party?Civil War Generals

      James Longstreet. They remained friends after the war.

    Who was Stonewall Jackson's brother-in-law?Civil War Generals

      D.H. Hill. Hill was a good general but his temper, sharp tongue and nasty streak alienated many.

    Which Civil War general also fought in the Spanish-American War?Civil War Generals

      Joe Wheeler. The old Confederate cavalryman fought under the stars and stripes.

    Which Civil War general replaced Phillip Sheridan as General of the Army after his retirement?Civil War Generals

      Nelson Miles. Miles won the Medal of Honor at Chancellorsville.

    Which Civil War general led a campaign against the Sioux in 1867?Civil War Generals

      Winfield Scott Hancock. Hancock was frustrated in his failed attempts to draw the Sioux into open battle.

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