Random Civil War Facts

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What was the first regiment tendered to government service at the beginning of the war? 1st New York 8th Ohio 1st DC Cavalry Regiment 1st Minnesota

2. Which southern state provided the Union with the most Federal Units? Florida Virginia Tennessee South Carolina

3. The CSA Confederate battle flag, or Southern Cross, has 13 stars. True False

4. What was the original name of "Burnside's Bridge"? Rohrbach Bridge Pacem Bridge Lower Bridge Dunkard Church Bridge

5. The CSS Virginia and Merrimack were the same ship. True False

6. How many men died during the Battle of Gettysburg? 623,000 53,000 6,000 24,000

7. Who said, "It's just like shooting squerrils, only the squerrils have guns" to his new recruits? Sgt. William Defrew Brig. Gen. Barnard Bee An anonymous Federal veteran Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman

8. Who said, "I shall come out of this fight a live Major General, or a dead Brigadier"? Brig. Gen. Frankln Haskell Brig. Gen. Albert Perrin Brig. Gen. Victor Quinn Brig. Gen. Francis Barlow

9. "That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the _________________ of devotion" Answer: (Shaara book)

10. Where was the last battle of the Civil War fought? Queensburg, Arkansas Sayler's Creek, Virginia Palmito Ranch, Texas Winchester, Virginia