Ten New WBTS Questions

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1. 2,260 Confederates died at Camp Chase prison and were interred at the prison cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. Although the prison stayed open for the duration of the conflict, over 50% of the deaths occured in one year. Which was it? 1864 1862 1863 1865

2. On Thanksgiving Day, November 24th 1864, something strange happened at Camp Chase Prison. What was it? A turkey was given to every soldier and prisoner Five corpses were stolen from their graves and sold Twenty-two Union soldiers died of food poisoning One thousand prisoners were allowed to leave the prison to attend dinner

3. What was unusual about the mailbag of letters written by the prisoners that left Camp Chase in late April of 1862? The letters still exist but have never been mailed The Camp Chase commander used the letters to start fires The Governor of Ohio had the letters sent to Canada The letters were sent to Venezuela before being delivered to the South

4. The first monument in Washington, D.C. honoring a black soldier of the Civil War was erected at the Arlington National cemetery. What kind of black soldier does the monument depict? Black Confederate soldier Black Union cavalry soldier Black Union soldier Buffalo soldier

5. The 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry saw a lot of combat during the War. Some of their members were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The regiment loss was terrible during the War. One of the regiments officers was a Lt. Today a famous person can trace back his direct Civil War ancestor to this Lt. Who is this famous person? President Bush Vice-President Cheney Jesse Jackson Jimmy Carter

6. Who was the wealthiest man in America during the War Between the States? John D. Rockefeller Alexander T. Stewart Andrew Carnegie J.P. Morgan

7. Lottie Charlotte Moon Clark was considered to be one of the most reliable Confederate spies of the War. Prior to the War she left this future Union general at the marriage altar. It is no suprise that during the War he recognized her, despite the fact that she was heavily disguised, and had her arrested. Who was this Union general? Ambrose Burnside George McClellan Joseph Hooker George Meade

8. What prior distintion did 2nd Lieutenant Francisco Becerra hold as a member of the 3rd Texas Infantry? He had been one of Santa Anna's enlisted soldiers at the Alamo He was the weathiest man west of the Mississippi River He was a Mexican general in the Mexican War He had held the office of mayor of Mexico City, Mexico

9. Some modern day historians consider this man to have been the "Bob Hope of the Confederacy." Who was this comedian and variety entertainer? Harry McCarthy Bo Jangles David Butterfellow Lysander Stump

10. According to an eyewitness, whom did President Lincoln consider to be the ideal Confederate general? James Longstreet Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson Nathan Bedford Forrest