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Ten New WBTS Questions

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Civil War : Ten New WBTS Questions

Introduction:
"Ten new questions, never previously asked in Funtrivia, about the War Between the States. These questions are NOT for the average Civil War Buff."


1. 2,260 Confederates died at Camp Chase prison and were interred at the prison cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. Although the prison stayed open for the duration of the conflict, over 50% of the deaths occured in one year. Which was it?
    1864
    1862
    1863
    1865


2. On Thanksgiving Day, November 24th 1864, something strange happened at Camp Chase Prison. What was it?
    A turkey was given to every soldier and prisoner
    One thousand prisoners were allowed to leave the prison to attend dinner
    Twenty-two Union soldiers died of food poisoning
    Five corpses were stolen from their graves and sold


3. What was unusual about the mailbag of letters written by the prisoners that left Camp Chase in late April of 1862?
    The Governor of Ohio had the letters sent to Canada
    The letters were sent to Venezuela before being delivered to the South
    The Camp Chase commander used the letters to start fires
    The letters still exist but have never been mailed


4. The first monument in Washington, D.C. honoring a black soldier of the Civil War was erected at the Arlington National cemetery. What kind of black soldier does the monument depict?
    Black Confederate soldier
    Black Union cavalry soldier
    Black Union soldier
    Buffalo soldier


5. The 21st Ohio Volunteer Infantry saw a lot of combat during the War. Some of their members were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The regiment loss was terrible during the War. One of the regiments officers was a Lt. Today a famous person can trace back his direct Civil War ancestor to this Lt. Who is this famous person?
    President Bush
    Vice-President Cheney
    Jesse Jackson
    Jimmy Carter


6. Who was the wealthiest man in America during the War Between the States?
    J.P. Morgan
    John D. Rockefeller
    Alexander T. Stewart
    Andrew Carnegie


7. Lottie Charlotte Moon Clark was considered to be one of the most reliable Confederate spies of the War. Prior to the War she left this future Union general at the marriage altar. It is no suprise that during the War he recognized her, despite the fact that she was heavily disguised, and had her arrested. Who was this Union general?
    Joseph Hooker
    Ambrose Burnside
    George McClellan
    George Meade


8. What prior distintion did 2nd Lieutenant Francisco Becerra hold as a member of the 3rd Texas Infantry?
    He was a Mexican general in the Mexican War
    He had been one of Santa Anna's enlisted soldiers at the Alamo
    He was the weathiest man west of the Mississippi River
    He had held the office of mayor of Mexico City, Mexico


9. Some modern day historians consider this man to have been the "Bob Hope of the Confederacy." Who was this comedian and variety entertainer?
    Harry McCarthy
    Bo Jangles
    David Butterfellow
    Lysander Stump


10. According to an eyewitness, whom did President Lincoln consider to be the ideal Confederate general?
    Robert E. Lee
    James Longstreet
    Nathan Bedford Forrest
    Stonewall Jackson


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