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American Civil War Trivia Quiz

This should be easy for Civil War buffs. Covers a bit of everything from prisons to battles.

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

Author
colmosby

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
87,013

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1717

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1. During the war, General Grant rode four horses. Which of these horses did not belong to him? Hint

Cincinnati

Kangaroo

Jack

Bayard

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2. Who was the highest ranking officer of either side to be killed during the war? Hint

S. Vincent

T. J. Jackson

A. S. Johnston

G. K. Warren

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3. During Pickett's charge only one of his brigade commanders lived, though wounded. Who was it? Hint

Richard Garnett

Johnston Pettigrew

Lewis Armistead

James Kemper

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4. Of the 425 Confederate General officers, how many were killed or died from wounds? Hint

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5. One of "Stonewall" Jackson's classmates at West Point (class of 1846) and a future Union general was only 15 years old on entering West Point. Who was it? Hint

Irvin McDowell

George Meade

George McClellan

Benjamin Butler

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6. During the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. how many charges did Union divisions make against the stonewall? Hint

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7. Col. John S. Mosby, a Partisan Ranger was so successful that Gen. Grant ordered him to be hanged without trial if captured. What was his middle name? Hint

Samual

Sibley

Stanton

Singleton

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8. During the battle of Gettysburg this Union regiment made a charge at Cemetery Ridge to buy time for Gen. Hancock. Who were they? Hint

1st Minnesota

22nd Massachusetts

114th Pennsylvania

124th New York

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9. This Union prison was said to have a higher prisoner death rate then Camp Sumter, Georgia. Hint

Johnson's Island

Elmira

Rock Island Prison

Fort Warren

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10. What was the date of the execution of the four Lincoln conspirators in the Old Penitentiary , Washington, DC? Hint

June 30, 1865

July 4, 1865

July 7, 1865

June 17, 1865

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. During the war, General Grant rode four horses. Which of these horses did not belong to him?

Answer: Bayard

Bayard belonged to Gen. Philip Kearny. Gen. Grant also rode a horse named Fox.

2. Who was the highest ranking officer of either side to be killed during the war?

Answer: A. S. Johnston

Albert Sidney Johnston was killed leading a charge against Hurlbut's division at Shiloh.

3. During Pickett's charge only one of his brigade commanders lived, though wounded. Who was it?

Answer: James Kemper

Kemper was shot from his horse and crippled for life, Garnett's body was never found, Armistead was wounded in the chest and died several days later in Union Hands, Pettigrew was killed during the Potomac River crossing to Virginia.

4. Of the 425 Confederate General officers, how many were killed or died from wounds?

Answer: 77

About 18% of the general officers. Of the 583 general officers in the Union Army 47 or about 8% were killed or died of wounds.

5. One of "Stonewall" Jackson's classmates at West Point (class of 1846) and a future Union general was only 15 years old on entering West Point. Who was it?

Answer: George McClellan

McClellan graduated second in their class of 59 cadets while Jackson was seventeenth.

6. During the battle of Fredericksburg, Va. how many charges did Union divisions make against the stonewall?

Answer: 14

No Union solder reached the stone wall and only a few got to within fifty yards of it. Gen. Burnside lost 7,000 men in the attacks. Of the 12,700 Union casualties suffered during the battle more than 6,000 were killed.

7. Col. John S. Mosby, a Partisan Ranger was so successful that Gen. Grant ordered him to be hanged without trial if captured. What was his middle name?

Answer: Singleton

At the end of the war he disbanded his command instead of surrendering. He was not pardoned until 1866. He died on Memorial Day, 1916.

8. During the battle of Gettysburg this Union regiment made a charge at Cemetery Ridge to buy time for Gen. Hancock. Who were they?

Answer: 1st Minnesota

Of the 262 men who made the charge, only 47 remained fit for combat. The losses represented 82% of those engaged, the highest of any Union regiment in the war.

9. This Union prison was said to have a higher prisoner death rate then Camp Sumter, Georgia.

Answer: Elmira

The death rate at Elmira prison was 24%. The mortality rate as high as 28-32%.

10. What was the date of the execution of the four Lincoln conspirators in the Old Penitentiary , Washington, DC?

Answer: July 7, 1865

Besieged with requests for clemency and appeals against the hanging of Mrs. Surratt, President Johnson refused to stop the execution. Mrs. Surratt's only crime appears to be that she owned the lodging house where Booth had stayed.

Source: Author colmosby

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