Americans at War with One Another

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1. How much did the Civil War cost the U.S. Government? $2.5 million a day $1.3 million a year $1 billion total $10 thousand a day

2. What were the “fireballs” used by the Southern civilians? small cannon balls for protection substitution for coal to keep homes warm communication system used to warn the presence of Union troops a hot spicy dish that was cheaply made

3. What two important figures on opposite sides during the Civil War were born barely 100 miles apart and within 8 months of each other. Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis A. P. Hill and George McClellan James Longstreet and William T. Sherman Richard Ewell and George Meade

4. What important wartime event occurred Sunday, May 10, 1863 at 3:15 PM? Confederate victory at Chancellorsville “Stonewall” Jackson died Grant and his troops invaded Vicksburg, MS J.E.B. Stuart was captured in Pennsylvania by Union troops

5. The West Woods, the Bloody Lane, the Cornfield and Dunkard Church are all landmarks of what major battle? Chancellorsville Gettysburg Shiloh Antietam

6. 6. What famous Northern figure said, “I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it”? Abraham Lincoln George McClellan Ambrose Burnside U.S. Grant

7. What cavalry officer became a general at age 23? George Custer Nathan Forrest J.E.B. Stuart John Buford

8. What was the largest battle west of the Mississippi River? Pea Ridge Palmito Ranch Vicksburg Belmont

9. What Civil War leader earned this description: “ He will take more chances, and take them quicker, than any other general in the county – North or South”? Robert E. Lee Joseph Hooker “Stonewall” Jackson George Custer

10. Who were the “Tennessee Tories?” Tennesseans who refused to fight Unionists from Tennessee Confederates from Tennessee Abolitionists from Tennessee