The Civil War - Part C

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1. For most of the war this Union Colonel was the commandant of the Federal prison at Camp Douglas near Chicago. Who was it? Thomas Wilder Benjamin Sweet Gustavus Smith James Ripley

2. At the Battle of Franklin in November 1864, which of the following CSA generals did *not* lose his life? Earl Van Dorn Otho Strahl Patrick Cleburne S.R. Gist

3. What Union General was known for always wearing clean shirts, despite the dirt of battle? McClellan Grant Hancock Burnside

4. We know the bridge at Antietam was named after General Burnside's attack across the bridge. What was the real name of the bridge prior to the battle? Harpers's Ferry Bridge Little Run Bridge Rohrbach Bridge Shepherdstown Town Bridge

5. Point Lookout was once a Union prison camp. True False

6. Colonel John Mosby was appointed as consul to Hong Kong by which United States President? Hayes Garfield Grant Arthur

7. Where did the last major offensive launched by the Army of Northern Virginia in March 1865 take place? Appomattox Court House Union trenchs at Petersburg Fort Stedman Sayler's Creek, Virginia

8. This should be an easy question. What Union General had the following nicknames: "Fanny", "Curly" and "Autie"? Grant Thomas McClellan Custer

9. This CSA General who had participated in Pickett's Charge was mortally wounded during a reaguard action on July 13, 1863. Who was it? Tremble Pettigrew Hampton A.P. Hill

10. Union Private John Huff is credited with firing the shot that mortally wounded General J.E.B. Stuart at Yellow Tavern. What Union cavalry unit was he a member of? 21st New York Cavalry 18th New Jersey Cavalry 5th Ohio Cavalry 5th Michigan Cavalry