Civil War Firsts

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1. What special distinction could be said of the George Washington Parke Custis, the Stepping Stones, the Wachusett, the Tioga, the Port Royal, and the Delaware? They formed the first US carrier task force They were the first ships of the stone fleet to be sunk They were the first ships commissioned during the war They were all proposed as names of the USS Monitor

2. On December 21, 1861 Lincoln made law a bill introduced by Senator James Grimes of Iowa for an award to be presented to Naval and Marine Corps enlisted personnel. A similar bill for awarding this same thing to regular Army and Volunteer regiment enlisted became law on July 12th of the following year. What was the award that was created during the war? The Purple Heart The Copperhead Medallion The Certificate of Merit The Medal of Honor

3. This weapon is still in use today, athough it has changed considerably in use from the initial 1862 model. Today the weapon is typically found in use on aircraft in models such as the M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon. It also sees use as part of the Phalanx CIWS naval ships. What is the weapon in question? Rodman Gun Gatling Gun Mortar Hale Rocket

4. Athough this type of aquatic vessel had been in use by various armed forces before the war, the Civil War marked its first successful attack on enemy forces. It would better be known for its successful use in eliminating a large tonnage of supplies from reaching Great Britian during the first and second World Wars. What is the vessel in question. Ironclad Gunboat Steam frigate Submarine

5. This first is today a tradition at funerals and on Memorial Day in the US as it is widely used by the military. Though most of us are familar with it being played on bugle, another name comes from the first line of the second verse. What is this first? "Tattoo" "Taps" "Jubalio" "For The Dear Old Flag, I Die"

6. What distinction does Martin Robinson Delany hold? First black US Army officer First man to die in combat during the war First man to join the Confederate Army First commisioner of the Bureau of Internal Revenue

7. Abraham Licoln would become the first of four presidents to be forever linked to a certain infamous event while in office. What would that event be? Sit for a presidential photograph Be protrayed in a movie Pardon a turkey for Thanksgiving The assassination of a sitting American President

8. On August 5, 1861 this first was impossed as the Revenue Act of 1861. What was it? The first state income tax The first federal minting of $2,000 denomination bills The anti-counterfeit legistlation The first federal income tax

9. Until the war, the US Navy did not have the rank of Admiral. The first such rank was that of Rear Admiral. On what date would Congress authorize this rank? March 17, 1865 August 5, 1861 July 16, 1862 October 31, 1864

10. While today's traces its origins back to 1789, a second would largely be created March 16, 1861. The initial one opened the Office of Attorney General as a part-time job for one person. The second one largely opened at the district level, but due to the war failed to open at the highest level despite the constitution establishing such a level. This second one ended when it's government fell. What was this first of the war? Union Interim Department of Justice Attonery General on the Conduct of the Army of the Potomac Judge Advocate General's Office Confederate Department of Justice