Blue And Grey Matter

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1. Why was Vice-President Andrew Johnson's inaugural speech difficult to understand at Lincoln's second inauguration? He had a tooth removed His voice was hoarse The crowd was unruly He was drunk

2. Which battle hosted America's bloodiest day? Antietam Pea Ridge Cold Harbor Chickamauga

3. Who was the target of the 'Dahlgren Papers'? Robert E. Lee Ulrich Dahlgren John Dahlgren Jefferson Davis

4. How many Union prisoners died at Andersonville? 13,171 19,576 5,682 34,268

5. More than 200 wounded men were burned alive during the aftermath of this fierce battle. Cold Harbor Spotsylvania The Wilderness Port Republic

6. This General was shot by his own men a year after Stonewall Jackson was shot and killed by HIS own troops. Richard Garnett James Kemper Felix Zollicoffer James Longstreet

7. There were two 'White Houses' in Washington during the Civil war. How can that be? One was a well-known brothel The original was bombed during the war The original was under repair Blair House was the original White House

8. While his men were slaughtered at the Crater, this Union General cowered in a bomb-proof shelter with a bottle of rum. James Ledlie Daniel Ruggles John Gregg Jacob Lauman

9. At the hanging of the four Lincoln conspirators, this General clapped his hands to signal the soldiers to drop the platform. Who was he? J.F. Hartranft Winfield Scott Hancock Joseph Holt Joseph Hooker

10. After it's defeat, this city refused to celebrate the Fourth of July for the next 81 years. Richmond Atlanta Frericksburg Vicksburg