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During the Civil War...it was all relative Quiz

The American Civil War pitted brother against brother. Often there were close relationships between people on both sides. Do you think you know them?!

A multiple-choice quiz by DebiJ. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
DebiJ
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
23,051
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1073
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Question 1 of 10
1. Confederate General and Secretary of State George Wythe Randolph was a grandson of whom? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Billings Steele left his home near Annapolis Maryland at the age of 16 to join Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby's famed Rangers. Who was Steele's grandfather? Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Confederate General Richard Taylor was the youngest child and only son of what former US President? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Louis H. Marshall, who served on the staff of US General John Pope, was the nephew of whom? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Who was Confederate General James Ewell Brown 'Jeb' Stuart's father-in-law? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. The White House was draped in mourning for the death of Confederate General Benjamin Hardin Helm who was mortally wounded September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga and died September 21. Why? Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. What was the relationship between US General William Rufus Terrill and Confederate General James Barbour Terrill? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. What relationship was Confederate General George Bibb Crittenden to US Senator John Jordan Crittenden and US General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Alfred and Charlotte Ingraham, residents of Vicksburg Mississippi, lost two sons and a son-in-law to the Confederate cause and by war's end were in financial ruin. Charlotte was the sister of what General? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. John Gibbon had three brothers who fought for the Confederacy including Dr. Robert Gibbon, a surgeon in Lane's NC Brigade. What was his rank? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Confederate General and Secretary of State George Wythe Randolph was a grandson of whom?

Answer: Thomas Jefferson
2. Billings Steele left his home near Annapolis Maryland at the age of 16 to join Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby's famed Rangers. Who was Steele's grandfather?

Answer: Francis Scott Key
3. Confederate General Richard Taylor was the youngest child and only son of what former US President?

Answer: Zachary Taylor

 Zachary Taylor's daughter, Sarah Knox Taylor, was the first wife of Confederate President Jefferson Finis Davis. She died of malaria three months after their marriage.
4. Louis H. Marshall, who served on the staff of US General John Pope, was the nephew of whom?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

 Confederate General Robert E. Lee's sister, Anne, and her husband William Marshall, sided with the Union. Their son, Louis H. Marshall, served on the staff of US General John Pope.
5. Who was Confederate General James Ewell Brown 'Jeb' Stuart's father-in-law?

Answer: US General Philip St. George Cooke
6. The White House was draped in mourning for the death of Confederate General Benjamin Hardin Helm who was mortally wounded September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga and died September 21. Why?

Answer: Helm was married to Emily, Mary Todd Lincoln's half-sister
7. What was the relationship between US General William Rufus Terrill and Confederate General James Barbour Terrill?

Answer: brothers

 US General William Rufus Terrill, was killed October 8, 1862 at Perryville, and his brother, Confederate General James Barbour Terrill, was killed May 30, 1864 at Bethesda Church. They were supposedly buried by their father in a single grave over which the tombstone reads 'Here lie my two sons. Only God knows which was right'.
8. What relationship was Confederate General George Bibb Crittenden to US Senator John Jordan Crittenden and US General Thomas Leonidas Crittenden?

Answer: son and brother
9. Alfred and Charlotte Ingraham, residents of Vicksburg Mississippi, lost two sons and a son-in-law to the Confederate cause and by war's end were in financial ruin. Charlotte was the sister of what General?

Answer: US General George Gordon Meade.
10. John Gibbon had three brothers who fought for the Confederacy including Dr. Robert Gibbon, a surgeon in Lane's NC Brigade. What was his rank?

Answer: US General
Source: Author DebiJ

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