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Guess the Civil War General from the Quote Quiz


Can you correctly guess the civil war general from a quote by one of his contemporaries?

A multiple-choice quiz by Stalin1879. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Stalin1879
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
245,085
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Look! There stands __________ like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians!"

To whom was Barnard Bee referring?
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Question 2 of 10
2. "I can't spare this man. He fights."

To whom was Abraham Lincoln referring?
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Question 3 of 10
3. "Can anybody say they know the general? I doubt it, he looks so cold, so quiet, so grand."

To whom was Mary Chesnut referring?
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Question 4 of 10
4. "The officer in command of the capturing force do cause him to be immediately executed by hanging."

To whom was Jefferson Davis referring?
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Question 5 of 10
5. "Follow __________ to the death, if it costs ten thousand lives and breaks the Treasury. There will never be peace in Tennessee till __________ is dead."

To whom was William T. Sherman referring?
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Question 6 of 10
6. "The Rock of Chickamauga: it is doubtful whether his heroism and skill, exhibited last Sunday afternoon, has ever been surpassed in the world."

To whom was Charles A. Dana referring?
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Question 7 of 10
7. "The bravest man I ever saw, and a perfect soldier."

To whom was Winfield Scott referring?
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Question 8 of 10
8. "He seems to manage a division of eight or ten thousand men with as much ease as he would a company of fifty men."

To whom was Thomas J. Goree referring?
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Question 9 of 10
9. "The grand old man, wizened, white-bearded, has an air of stupidity that perfectly expresses his mental state."

To whom was the Comte de Paris referring?
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Question 10 of 10
10. "In all the glorious fever of that delirious success, mounted upon a magnificent steed, his massive figure seeming to enlarge to gigantic size with the ardor of battle, his noble face aflame with his indomitable spirit of fight, he was the ideal embodiment of the fiery essence of war."

To whom was I.W. Avery referring?
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1. "Look! There stands __________ like a stone wall. Rally behind the Virginians!" To whom was Barnard Bee referring?

Answer: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Stonewall Jackson (1824-1863) saved the day at the battle of First Manassas with his determined stand, won a string of victories in the Shenandoah valley, and became one of Robert E. Lee's most brilliant corps commanders. He was accidentally shot by his own troops at Chancellorsville and died from complications to his wound.
2. "I can't spare this man. He fights." To whom was Abraham Lincoln referring?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) won numerous major victories in the Western theatre and was responsible for the capture of two large Confederate armies at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg. He was promoted and transferred to the East where he ground down the army of Robert E. Lee in a series of gruelling conflicts, forcing Lee's surrender.
3. "Can anybody say they know the general? I doubt it, he looks so cold, so quiet, so grand." To whom was Mary Chesnut referring?

Answer: Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee (1807-1870) was perhaps the Confederacy's finest general. He repelled McClellan at the Seven Days, crushed Pope at Second Manassas, destroyed Burnside at Fredericksburg, and smashed Hooker at Chancellorsville. He even had some victories against Grant before finally succumbing to the weight of numbers at Appomattox.
4. "The officer in command of the capturing force do cause him to be immediately executed by hanging." To whom was Jefferson Davis referring?

Answer: Benjamin F. Butler

Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893) was an incompetent political general who outraged the people of the South when he issued his famous general orders no. 28 to quell the abuse of his soldiers occupying New Orleans: "As the officers and soldiers of the United States have been subjected to repeated insults from the women (calling themselves ladies) of New Orleans, in return for the most scrupulous noninterference and courtesy on our part, it is ordered that hereafter when any female shall, by word, gesture, or movement, insult or show contempt for any officer or soldier of the United States, she shall be regarded and held liable to be treated as a woman of the town plying her avocation." In response, Confederate president Jefferson Davis ordered Butler's execution if captured.
5. "Follow __________ to the death, if it costs ten thousand lives and breaks the Treasury. There will never be peace in Tennessee till __________ is dead." To whom was William T. Sherman referring?

Answer: Nathan B. Forrest

Nathan B. Forrest (1821-1877) conducted devastating cavalry raids behind enemy lines in order to cripple the advancing Union armies' supply lines and reinforcements. Forrest's raids succeeded in stalling Buell's offensive of 1862 and lead to the Union general's removal from command.
6. "The Rock of Chickamauga: it is doubtful whether his heroism and skill, exhibited last Sunday afternoon, has ever been surpassed in the world." To whom was Charles A. Dana referring?

Answer: George H. Thomas

George H. Thomas (1816-1870) saved the Union army at Chickamauga by holding back the Confederate assault and allowing an orderly retreat from the battlefield. Thomas eventually became commander of the Army of the Cumberland and destroyed Hood's army at the battle of Nashville.
7. "The bravest man I ever saw, and a perfect soldier." To whom was Winfield Scott referring?

Answer: Philip Kearny

Philip Kearny (1815-1862) served in the Mexican war and in Napoleon III's Imperial Guard in Italy. He lost an arm in battle and performed bravely in the Seven Days campaign of 1862. Unfortunately, Kearny was killed at the battle of Chantilly by Stonewall Jackson's forces.
8. "He seems to manage a division of eight or ten thousand men with as much ease as he would a company of fifty men." To whom was Thomas J. Goree referring?

Answer: James Longstreet

James Longstreet (1821-1904) was one of Robert E. Lee's most dependable subordinates, orchestrating the victories at Fredericksburg and the Wilderness. He has been criticised for his somewhat over-deliberate performance at Gettysburg, but his efforts at Chickamauga were simply outstanding.
9. "The grand old man, wizened, white-bearded, has an air of stupidity that perfectly expresses his mental state." To whom was the Comte de Paris referring?

Answer: Edwin V. Sumner

Edwin V. Sumner (1797-1863) commanded the II corps during the Seven Days, Antietam, and a grand corps at Fredericksburg. His performance was generally inadequate, but Sumner had immense personal courage and his loud voice could always be heard over the roar of battle to encourage his troops onward.
10. "In all the glorious fever of that delirious success, mounted upon a magnificent steed, his massive figure seeming to enlarge to gigantic size with the ardor of battle, his noble face aflame with his indomitable spirit of fight, he was the ideal embodiment of the fiery essence of war." To whom was I.W. Avery referring?

Answer: Albert Sidney Johnston

Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) could have rivalled Robert E. Lee as the Confederacy's most talented general if he had not been killed at the height of Southern success at Shiloh, and deprived of the opportunity to develop into an experienced and hardened civil war general.
Source: Author Stalin1879

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