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Civil War Battles and Leaders

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Introduction:
"This moderately difficult quiz will test your knowledge of Civil War trivia."


1. What Federal officer was in command of Fort Sumter?
    Sheridan
    Hooker
    Grant
    Anderson


2. In what country did many American officers(both Federal and Confederate) gain their initial combat experience?
    Canada
    Mexico
    France
    Spain


3. What subject and military tactic did Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson teach at the Virginia Military Institute?
    Rhetoric and Calvary
    English and Infantry
    Math and Artillery
    History and Espionnage


4. What is the other acceptable name for the Battle of Manassas?
    Brandywine Station
    Antietam Creek
    Bull Run
    Appomattox Courthouse


5. At the siege of what Confederate rail hub did the famous crater incident occur?
    Atlanta
    Stone Mountain
    Charleston
    Petersburg


6. At the battle for this Southern city, Union leaders mistakingly delayed crossing the Rappahannock River.
    Harrisonburg
    Richmond
    Fredericksburg
    Culpepper


7. Which union officer(who eventually rose to rank of Brigadier General) was a college professor at Bowdoin and later Gov. of Maine?
    Grant
    Chamberlain
    Hooker
    Sherman


8. At what battle did the cadet (keydet) corps from the Virginia Military Institute participate in?
    Manassas
    Sharpsburg
    Antietam
    New Market


9. What does JEB in J.E.B Stuart stand for?
    James Ewell Brown
    Jeremy Ernest Black
    John Edward Burnside
    Jim Edward Borne


10. Which Confederate General oversaw the ceremonial surrender at Appomattox?
    Beauregard
    Gordon
    Pickett
    Thomas


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