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Quiz about US Civil War Personalities and Oddities

U.S. Civil War- Personalities and Oddities Quiz

The American Civil War was fought at various sites by people, and the average American should know these. Surely you're better than average.

A multiple-choice quiz by DavidUrquart. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
DavidUrquart

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
342,683

Updated
Apr 22 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
858

Last 3 plays: Guest 146 (6/10), DeepHistory (8/10), marianjoy (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Whose raid on Harper's Ferry led to further tensions before the war? Hint

Robert E. Lee

John Brown

John Fremont

U.S. Grant

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Question 2 of 10

2. Robert E. Lee had four horses; which of the following is the name of one of them? Hint

Old Baldy

Kentuck

Traveller

Cincinnati

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Union Army marched through the South in a display of 'total war'. Who was the Union commander responsible for this? Hint

John Reynolds

George Meade

U.S. Grant

William T. Sherman

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Question 4 of 10

4. I was the commander of the first Union troops engaged at Gettysburg. Who am I? Hint

General Buford

General John Reynolds

General Dan Sickles

Colonel Joshua Chamberlain

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Question 5 of 10

5. All of the following are famous Civil War battle field sites. Which is NOT at Gettysburg? Hint

Devil's Den

The Hornets' Nest

Seminary Ridge

Cemetery Ridge

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which officer was acquitted of murder charges on grounds of 'temporary insanity'? Hint

Thomas Jackson

William Sherman

Dan Sickles

U.S. Grant

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Question 7 of 10

7. This noted Confederate cavalry officer was nicknamed 'The Gray Ghost'. Who was he? Hint

Nathan Bedford Forrest

John Hunt Morgan

J.E.B. Stuart

John Singleton Mosby

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Question 8 of 10

8. I was a lieutenant of 'Marse' Robert who called me 'Old Pete' and his 'Old Warhorse'. Who am I? Hint

Thomas Jackson

U.S. Grant

William Sherman

James Longstreet

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Question 9 of 10

9. I am better known for my facial hair than my generalship, and commanded during Fredericksburg and the "Mud March". Who am I? Hint

Pierre Goatee

Douglas 'Unibrow' Jackson

Willam Mustache

Ambrose Burnside

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Question 10 of 10

10. I was made commanding general of the Army of the Potomac just days before its biggest battle - Gettysburg. Who am I? Hint

John Pope

George Meade

Joseh Hooker

George McClellan

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose raid on Harper's Ferry led to further tensions before the war?

Answer: John Brown

In an attempt to arm slaves that he was sure would rally to his cause, he lost his sons and was arrested by Lee.

2. Robert E. Lee had four horses; which of the following is the name of one of them?

Answer: Traveller

Traveller was his gray mount, the other was a brown mare named Lucy. The others were Ajax and a roan referred to as 'the Roan'.

3. The Union Army marched through the South in a display of 'total war'. Who was the Union commander responsible for this?

Answer: William T. Sherman

'Cump' was raised by his future father-in-law. Georgia still remembers!

4. I was the commander of the first Union troops engaged at Gettysburg. Who am I?

Answer: General Buford

Reynolds was killed shortly after arriving on the field. Sickles commanded the III Corps and Chamberlain was at the Little Big Top.

5. All of the following are famous Civil War battle field sites. Which is NOT at Gettysburg?

Answer: The Hornets' Nest

The Hornets' Nest is at Shiloh Battlefield; the rest are at Gettysburg.

6. Which officer was acquitted of murder charges on grounds of 'temporary insanity'?

Answer: Dan Sickles

He had shot the son of Francis Scott Key for dalliances with his wife. His defense attorney, Edmund Stanton, later became the Secretary of War during the war.

7. This noted Confederate cavalry officer was nicknamed 'The Gray Ghost'. Who was he?

Answer: John Singleton Mosby

All were cavalry men. 'The Wizard of the Saddle', Bedford Forrest, was also the first Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan. 'Jeb' Stuart's actions pre-Gettysburg may have cost the South the battle and war. John Hunt Morgan escaped from captivity at the Ohio State Penitentiary.

8. I was a lieutenant of 'Marse' Robert who called me 'Old Pete' and his 'Old Warhorse'. Who am I?

Answer: James Longstreet

I authored "From Manassas to Appomattox" and introduced U. S. Grant to his future wife before the War, and I was blamed for the loss at Gettysburg by Early and others.

9. I am better known for my facial hair than my generalship, and commanded during Fredericksburg and the "Mud March". Who am I?

Answer: Ambrose Burnside

My luxuriant whiskers were called 'sideburns' and the name has stuck.

10. I was made commanding general of the Army of the Potomac just days before its biggest battle - Gettysburg. Who am I?

Answer: George Meade

All four were at one time or another commanding general of the Potomac. McClellan was named to that position twice.

Source: Author DavidUrquart

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