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Battlefield Nicknames

Created by supermanbhc

Fun Trivia : Quizzes : U.S. Civil War
Battlefield Nicknames game quiz
"I will supply the nickname of a *part* of a Civil War battlefield and you work out the name of the battle."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. This battlefield has a position nicknamed "The Hornets' Nest".
    Petersburg
    Gettysburg
    Shiloh
    Atlanta


2. This battlefield had a position that came to be known as "Bloody Lane".
    Manassas
    Antietam
    Second Manassas
    Port Gibson


3. This battlefield had a position known as "Hell's Half Acre".
    Chancellorsville
    Perryville
    Murfreesboro
    Fredericksburg


4. This battlefield has a position known as "Shy's Hill" - a name it acquired after the battle.
    Nashville
    Chickamauga
    Franklin
    Corinth


5. This battlefield had a position known as the "Mule Shoe" before the battle, but was called "Bloody Angle" after it was over.
    Antietam
    Gettysburg
    Spotsylvania
    Fredericksburg


6. This battlefield contains an area called "The Slaughter Pen."
    Antietam
    Gettysburg
    Petersburg
    Saylor's Creek


7. This battlefield had an unpleasant position called "The Dump".
    Second Manassas
    Chancellorsville
    Fredericksburg
    The Wilderness


8. This battlefield, like Gettysburg, has a "high water mark."
    Pea Ridge
    Perryville
    Mill Springs
    Bentonville


9. This battlefield has a position known as "Bloody Hill".
    Elkhorn Tavern
    Wilson's Creek
    Pea Ridge
    Baton Rouge


10. This battlefield had a living monument called the "Zollie Tree".
    Mill Springs
    Bentonville
    Perryville
    Belmont


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