Civil War: "Ride with the Wind"

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1. After a famous ride from this town on it by Phil Sheridan during the battle of Cedar Creek, Rienzis' name was switched to this? Winchester Virginia Cedar Nicka Jack

2. What was the name of the mare, given to Marse Robert by J.E.B. Stuart, and that was second only to Traveller in his affection that was lost in the confusion in the evacuation of Richmond? Grace Darling Almond Eye Nellie Gray Lucy Long

3. The Wizard of the Saddle, who had 28 horses shot from under him and killed 29 men in combat, said "I was a horse ahead at the end of the war." Who who it? George Armstrong Custer John Hunt Morgan Nathan Bedford Forrest John Singleton Mosby

4. This man was in charge of Jackson's cavalry during the Shenandoah Valley Campaign? Wade Hampton Joseph Wheeler Turner Ashby Earl Van Dorn

5. Who was the Union cavalry commander that tried in vain to chase down his son-in-law J.E.B. Stuart as the Rebels rode all the way around McClellans' Army? Wesley Merritt Philip St. George Cooke Benjamin Henry Grierson Alfred Pleasonton

6. Judson "Kill-Cavalry" Kilpatrick, lived up to his nick-name at Gettysburg, by goading this young officer into an unadvised cavalry charge that cost him his life? Grumble Jones George Pickett Elon Farnsworth John Buford

7. What was the official name for Rush's Lancers, who went into battle at the begining of the war armed with Lances? 2nd Iowa Cavalry 7th Michigan Cavalry 43rd Virginia Cavalry 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

8. The nickname, "Saviour of the Valley" was given to this hard-hitting General? George Custer Thomas Jackson Thomas Rosser Phillip Sheridan

9. "I did not come here with the intent to surrender my command!" With these words what cavalry leader led his troops out of Fort Donelson, instead of surrendering them to Grant? Maxey Gregg Jo Shelby Nathan Bedford Forrest Sterling Price

10. When Union General George Stoneman raided Macon, Georgia with the intention of setting the prisoners at Andersonville free, who stopped him and captured him at Sunshine Church? Edward McCook Ulric Dahlgren Alfred Iverson Wesley Merritt

11. This young general, "looked like a circus rider gone mad, he wore a huzzar jacket and black velvet trousers trimmed in gold, with long yellow curls flowing from under a broad brimmed hat."? Phil Sheridan Alfred Pleasonton J.E.B. Stuart George Custer

12. This young cavalryman won the Medal of Honor twice during the Civil war, the first person ever to win two, for action at Namozine Church and at Sayler's Creek. He was the younger brother of "Autie."? Hugh Judson Kilpatrick James Wilson George Custer Thomas Ward Custer

13. What Union cavalry leader was stopped by Nathan Bedford Forrest and could not help Sherman on his Meridian Campaign? John Buford Lewis Merrill William Sooy Smith Samuel Sturgis

14. This young cavalier thirsted to avenge the death of his brother Dick, a cavalry captain who in an early skirmish had been riddled with bullets and then bayoneted. Ever after he would "quit a meal to get a chance at a Yankee."? John Imboden Charles Winder Turner Ashby Joseph Wheeler

15. This general patched together a defense against John Buford and Judson Kilpatrick during a rearguard action during the retreat of the Confederate Army after Gettysburg? John Imboden Earl Van Dorn J. E. B. Stuart Sterling Price

16. Who took over the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia when Stuart was mortally wounded at Yellow Tavern? Fitzhugh Lee Wade Hampton Grumble Jones Thomas Rosser

17. "Sam" was the mount of "Uncle Billy" a firey redheaded general who didn't like to wear boots because they hurt his feet. Who was "Uncle Billy"? William Dorsey Pender William Mahome William Tecumseh Sherman William Barksdale

18. Who was the young cavalry man in Washington to patent a device to hold a sword to a belt that helped to capture John Brown? George Custer Thomas Jackson Phil Sheridan J.E.B. Stuart

19. What former Missouri Governor led a raid on Missouri in 1864? Alfred Terry Robert Toombs Sterling Price Joseph Wheeler

20. This Confederate "bushwacker" led 450 men into the free-soil bastion of Lawrence, Kansas and murdered more than 180 men and burned 185 buildings before moving back into Missouri? Nathan Bedford Forrest John Hunt Morgan William Clarke Quantrill Jo Shelby