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Random Civil War Facts

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Introduction:
"American Civil War facts you wouldn't think of."


1. What was the first regiment tendered to government service at the beginning of the war?
    1st Minnesota
    1st DC Cavalry Regiment
    1st New York
    8th Ohio


2. Which southern state provided the Union with the most Federal Units?
    Tennessee
    South Carolina
    Virginia
    Florida


3. The CSA Confederate battle flag, or Southern Cross, has 13 stars.
    True
    False


4. What was the original name of "Burnside's Bridge"?
    Lower Bridge
    Rohrbach Bridge
    Pacem Bridge
    Dunkard Church Bridge


5. The CSS Virginia and Merrimack were the same ship.
    True
    False


6. How many men died during the Battle of Gettysburg?
    53,000
    6,000
    24,000
    623,000


7. Who said, "It's just like shooting squerrils, only the squerrils have guns" to his new recruits?
    Brig. Gen. Barnard Bee
    An anonymous Federal veteran
    Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman
    Sgt. William Defrew


8. Who said, "I shall come out of this fight a live Major General, or a dead Brigadier"?
    Brig. Gen. Albert Perrin
    Brig. Gen. Victor Quinn
    Brig. Gen. Frankln Haskell
    Brig. Gen. Francis Barlow


9. "That from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the _________________ of devotion"
    Answer: (Shaara book)


10. Where was the last battle of the Civil War fought?
    Sayler's Creek, Virginia
    Queensburg, Arkansas
    Winchester, Virginia
    Palmito Ranch, Texas


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