Poems and Songs of the US Civil War

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1. What Civil War leader is eulogized in Walt Whitman’s poem “O Captain! My Captain!”? Horace Greeley U.S. Grant Jefferson Davis Abraham Lincoln

2. What famous Union marching song honored an abolitionist who was hanged for his activities? John Brown's Body Frederick Douglas: A Hero Benedict’s Revenge We Shall Overcome

3. In 1861 Julia Ward Howe wrote a famous hymn using the tune of a song sung by Union soldiers honoring a controversial abolitionist. What was the name of this famous hymn? Onward Christian Soldiers To Canaan’s Land The Battle Belongs to the Lord Battle Hymn of the Republic

4. One of the Civil War's bloodiest battles was fought in a Southwest Tennessee field on April 6-7, 1862. Although the Union won the battle over 23,000 men from both sides were wounded or killed. Shortly after this bloody encounter, famed author Herman Melville remembered this event in a poem. What was the name of this poem? Victory at Vicksburg The Battle of Nashville Onward Yanks to Chattanooga Shiloh, a Requiem

5. “Taps” is a famous American bugle call that had its origins in the US Civil War. At what event are you most likely to hear this song? When a US President enters a room At a military victory parade On the Fourth of July At a military funeral

6. The Confederates often revised nursery rhymes to make fun of the Union Generals. What two generals are mentioned in this Confederate rhyme? “Little Be-Pope, He lost his hope, ‘Coz’ Jackson he couldn't find him. He found him at last, And ran very fast, With his tail hanging down behind him.” Pope John Paul and Andrew Jackson John Pope and Michael Jackson John Pope and Samuel L. Jackson John Pope and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

7. This song was a favorite of Confederate soldiers. During the end of the war the Confederates were short on food and had little to eat except these traditional Southern rations. What food would you often hear them singing about? Grits and Greens Goober Peas Fried Chicken Pinto Beans

8. In 1898 Wallace Rice wrote a poem celebrating the fact that many Union and Confederate Civil War veterans were now fighting side by side. What war is Rice referring to in his poem “Wheeler’s Brigade at Santiago”? Spanish-American War The Mexican War Hut Tax War of 1898 The War for Puerto Rican Independence

9. What famous US Civil War era song did Union soldiers proudly sing or hear when returning from service? Shall We Gather at the River? When Johnny Comes Marching Home Hail, Hail the Gang’s All Here! God Bless America

10. What song was recognized as the unofficial anthem of the Confederate States of America? Stars and Bars Forever The Bonnie Blue Flag Dixie Old Folks at Home