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Lincoln's Generals Trivia Quiz

For a change of pace, I will present an easy Civil War quiz. Come to think of it, nothing is really easy in life.

A multiple-choice quiz by KIRKEPOO. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
KIRKEPOO

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
131,754

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
10 / 20

Plays
2036

Last 3 plays: Reamar42 (12/20), mulligas (12/20), Guest 71 (13/20).

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Question 1 of 20

1. What was the name of the man Lincoln appointed a general because he got a kick out his name? Hint

Arthur Fleigelheimer

Alexander Schimmelfenning

Galusha Pennypacker

Catharinius Putnam Buckingham

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Question 2 of 20

2. What man did the influential Germans of Pennsylvania pester Lincoln to appoint as a general? Hint

Albin Schoepf

Carl Schurz

Samuel Heintzelman

Franz Sigel

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Question 3 of 20

3. What general did Lincoln find disappointment in when his fighting abilities equaled his stature rather than his ego? Hint

John C. Fremont

George McClellan

John McClernand

Stephen Douglas

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Question 4 of 20

4. What was the surname of the Union general Don Carlos? Hint

Cluseret

Spinola

Buell

Rosecrans

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Question 5 of 20

5. What general had the nickname "Old Brains"? Hint

Winfield Scott

Edward Ord

John Logan

Henry Halleck

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Question 6 of 20

6. What general had the nickname "Cump"?

Answer: (middle name-Indian)

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Question 7 of 20

7. General John C. Fremont was the first Republican Party candidate for President of the U.S.

True

False

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Question 8 of 20

8. What general was related by marriage to the family of Abraham Lincoln? Hint

Henry Halleck

John Pope

Irvin McDowell

Ambrose Burnside

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Question 9 of 20

9. What general succeeded Ambrose Burnside in command of the Army of the Potomac? Hint

George Meade

Fitz John Porter

John Pope

Joseph Hooker

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Question 10 of 20

10. Which of the following was not a politician-turned-general? Hint

Nathaniel Banks

John McClernand

Benjamin Butler

George Thomas

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Question 11 of 20

11. What general was known as "Baldy"? Hint

Henry Halleck

Ambrose Burnside

William F. Smith

Benjamin Butler

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Question 12 of 20

12. What general was highly prized by Lincoln, particularly for his skill at draw poker? Hint

Carl Schurz

Edward G. Robinson

Philip Kearny

Robert Schenck

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Question 13 of 20

13. What general lost a limb at the Battle of Gettysburg? Hint

Daniel Sickles

Oliver Howard

John Reynolds

Winfield Hancock

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Question 14 of 20

14. Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a Union general during the Civil War.

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

15. General William H. Seward Jr. was the son of Lincoln's Secretary of State.

True

False

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Question 16 of 20

16. What do these following generals have in common: John Scofield, Nelson Miles, and Henry Halleck? Hint

They all had sons killed in battle

They all were the General -In- Chief of the U.S. Army

They all had relatives in the Confederate army

They were all born in Confederate states

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who was the only Regular Army general from the Civil War killed by the American Indians? Hint

George Armstrong Custer

John Anthony Wayne

Oliver Howard

Edward Canby

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Question 18 of 20

18. General Robert Buchanan was a nephew of U.S. President James Buchanan.

True

False

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Question 19 of 20

19. General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford was the brother of the cavalry leader who first engaged the Confederates at Gettysburg.

True

False

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Question 20 of 20

20. Cassius Clay was a Union general during the Civil War.

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the man Lincoln appointed a general because he got a kick out his name?

Answer: Alexander Schimmelfenning

He was born in Prussia and was part of the army corps recruited from Pennsylvania. Other than his name, his other attributes were not impressive.

2. What man did the influential Germans of Pennsylvania pester Lincoln to appoint as a general?

Answer: Samuel Heintzelman

He was a regular army officer and a graduate of West Point in 1826. He proved to be an ineffective field commander, although brave in battle.

3. What general did Lincoln find disappointment in when his fighting abilities equaled his stature rather than his ego?

Answer: George McClellan

He was known as the Young Napoleon or "Little Mac", and was a superb organizer and trainer of troops. However, he was overly cautious and battle shy. He was later Governor of New Jersey. Lincoln once said "He's got the slows.".

4. What was the surname of the Union general Don Carlos?

Answer: Buell

He was an able and generally successful commander of the Army of Ohio. He was succeeded in command by William Rosecrans.

5. What general had the nickname "Old Brains"?

Answer: Henry Halleck

He was favored by "Old Fuss and Feathers" Winfield Scott whom he succeeded as General-In-Chief of the Union Army. Lincoln considered him nothing more than a glorified clerk and his other nickname was "Old Woodenhead".

6. What general had the nickname "Cump"?

Answer: William Tecumseh Sherman

Sherman became the second full-rank general in U.S. history after Grant. His Irish temper and red hair were fabled.

7. General John C. Fremont was the first Republican Party candidate for President of the U.S.

Answer: True

He was the first candidate of the newly formed Republican Party in 1856. He was a total failure as a Union general.

8. What general was related by marriage to the family of Abraham Lincoln?

Answer: John Pope

He was related by marriage to Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham's wife. He failed in the command of the Army of Virginia but remained on active duty until 1886.

9. What general succeeded Ambrose Burnside in command of the Army of the Potomac?

Answer: Joseph Hooker

Known as "Fighting Joe", popular legend has it that his last name became associated with the prostitutes following his army.

10. Which of the following was not a politician-turned-general?

Answer: George Thomas

The politicians were disasters as generals. Banks had been governor of Massachusetts as was Butler eventually. McClernand was a U.S. Congressman from Illinois. Thomas, perhaps the very best Union general, was a career army officer who became known as the "Rock of Chickamauga".

11. What general was known as "Baldy"?

Answer: William F. Smith

He was less bald than many of his fellow generals. He was highly valued as an engineer officer by Grant, Sherman, and Thomas.

12. What general was highly prized by Lincoln, particularly for his skill at draw poker?

Answer: Robert Schenck

He was a major general, a corps commander, U.S. congressman from Ohio, and a renowned diplomat. He wrote a treatise on draw poker.

13. What general lost a limb at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Answer: Daniel Sickles

He lost his right leg and his III Corps in the Peach Orchard fight. His command was virtually wiped out by Longstreet's assault.

14. Lincoln's Vice President, Andrew Johnson, was a Union general during the Civil War.

Answer: True

As brigadier general, he was military governor of Tennessee in 1862. He became Vice President in 1865.

15. General William H. Seward Jr. was the son of Lincoln's Secretary of State.

Answer: True

In 1864, he became one of the youngest general officers in the Union army. Born in 1839, only six full-rank general officers of the Union army survived him when he died in 1920.

16. What do these following generals have in common: John Scofield, Nelson Miles, and Henry Halleck?

Answer: They all were the General -In- Chief of the U.S. Army

Halleck-GIC-1861-1864; Schofield-GIC-1888-1895; Miles-GIC-1888-1903.

17. Who was the only Regular Army general from the Civil War killed by the American Indians?

Answer: Edward Canby

Canby was murdered by Captain Jack and the Modoc Indians in 1873. Custer was a Major General of Volunteers during the Civil War and only a Lieutenant Colonel in the Regular Army.

18. General Robert Buchanan was a nephew of U.S. President James Buchanan.

Answer: False

He was the nephew by marriage to President John Quincy Adams.

19. General Napoleon Bonaparte Buford was the brother of the cavalry leader who first engaged the Confederates at Gettysburg.

Answer: True

Napoleon was the half-brother of Union General John Buford.

20. Cassius Clay was a Union general during the Civil War.

Answer: True

Cassius Marcellus Clay was born in Kentucky. He rebelled against authority at an early age and had difficult relations with just about everyone. He hated slavery. Why does this sound so familiar?

Source: Author KIRKEPOO

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