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The Final Days of the U.S. Civil War

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Civil War Battles : The Final Days of the U.S. Civil War

Introduction:
"Most agree that the Civil War effectively ended on 9 April 1865 with the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia to Federal forces at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. Yet there were other events that happened in April and May 1865 ..."


1. On 1 April 1865, during the climax of the Battle of Five Forks, where was Major General George Pickett?
    At the head of his division, leading it in battle.
    In Tennessee leading a division of troops under General Hood.
    In an army hospital, after being wounded a month before.
    At a shad bake a few miles away.


2. Where was President Jefferson Davis when told the news that Richmond needed to be evacuated as soon as possible?
    In bed recovering from an attack of neuralgia.
    Attending a church service.
    Visiting with General Lee.
    During a cabinet meeting.


3. Where was General Richard S. Ewell captured, during the retreat from Richmond?
    In Richmond itself. He never escaped in time.
    Jetersville
    Appomattox Station
    Sayler's Creek


4. Who surrended the remnants of the Army of Tennessee to William Sherman at the Bennett Farm in North Carolina?
    Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
    John Bell Hood
    Leonidas Polk
    Joseph E. Johnston


5. True or False? Confederate Vice-President Alexander Stephens accompanied Jefferson Davis and the Confederate cabinet on their flight from Federal forces?
    True
    False


6. What play was Abraham Lincoln attending on the night of his assasination at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C.?
    Oklahoma!
    Who's Afraid of West Virginia Wolf?
    Hamlet
    Our American Cousin


7. Where was Jefferson Davis finally captured by Federal forces?
    Goldsboro, NC
    Lynchburg, VA
    Irwinville, GA
    Milledgeville, GA


8. What was the name of the steamship that caught fire on the Mississippi River while it was carrying Federal ex-Prisoners of War, killing over a 1,000 men?
    Hartford
    Sultana
    Kearsage
    Lusitania


9. Who was the only Confederate executed for war crimes?
    Robert E. Lee
    Nathan Bedford Forrest
    George Pickett
    Henry Wirz


10. What was the name of the last major battle fought in Texas, a Confederate victory?
    Galveston
    Red River
    Austin
    Palmito Ranch


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