The Iron Brigade

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1. On which side did the Iron Brigade fight? Indians The Confederacy The Union France

2. The Iron Brigade was made up of men from which states? Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan Indiana, Minnesota, Michigan

3. What was another name for the brigade? The Westerners The Yanks The Stonewall Brigade The Black Hats

4. Which regiment fought at the First Battle of Bull Run/Manassas? 6th Wisconsin 24th Michigan 19th Indiana 2nd Wisconsin

5. Where did the Iron Brigade earn its name? Turner's Gap Chancellorsville Brawner Farm Gettysburg

6. Who was the first commander of the Iron Brigade? Rufus King William T. Sherman John Gibbon Ulysses S. Grant

7. When was the Iron Brigade activated? October, 1861 August, 1862 July, 1861 January, 1863

8. What Division was the Iron Brigade a part of? 1st Division 6th Division 4th Division 2nd Division

9. Where did the brigade lose its name? Chancellorsville Fredericksburg Cold Harbor Gettysburg

10. Which of these is true of the Iron Brigade? They never lost a battle. They suffered the most casualties in the war. They lost very few officers. They were the only brigade with a nickname.