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The Men Who Wore Blue Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge about the men who fought for the Union Army.

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

Author
jkgregg

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,848

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3567

Last 3 plays: Guest 24 (7/10), curdman (8/10), Guest 73 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What Confederate cavalry general did Union private John Huff mortally wound at Yellow Tavern? Hint

Bedford Forrest

J.E.B. Stuart

Joseph Wheeler

John Hunt Morgan

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Question 2 of 10

2. What did Union soldiers call "tangle foot" and "oil of gladness"? Hint

kerosene

real butter

new blankets

alcoholic beverages

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Question 3 of 10

3. What did the Union army name the "Virginia Two-step?" Hint

diarrhea

action by the Union army when the Confederates began firing on them

marching in the muddy terrain in Virginia

a dance that both sides enjoyed

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Question 4 of 10

4. What New Orleans born actress was sent to the South to gather military intelligence for the Federal Army? Hint

Belle Boyd

Pauline Cushman

Rose Greenhow

Clara Barton

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Question 5 of 10

5. What prominent Union general was named "Spoons"? Hint

Joseph Hooker

Benjamin Butler

William Sherman

George Custer

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Union general left his name to posterity as the label for a certain style of whiskers? Hint

George Stoneman

George Armstrong Custer

Judson Kilpatrick

Ambrose Burnside

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Question 7 of 10

7. What famous Union general barely escaped serious injury in Matthew Brady's photography studio? Hint

Ulysses S. Grant

Winfield Hancock

Joseph Hooker

George G. Meade

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Question 8 of 10

8. Why was General Philip H. Sheridan known as "Little Phil?" Hint

he had a short temper

he was called that by Joe Hooker and the name stuck

he rode a small horse giving him the appearance of being short

he was a small man

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Union general committed murder before the war and was released on an insanity defence? Hint

James Shields

John Buford

Joseph Hooker

Daniel E. Sickles

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Question 10 of 10

10. What Union general was nicknamed "Curly," "Fanny," and "Autie?" Hint

George Sickles

George Custer

Emerson Opdycke

John Sedgwick

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What Confederate cavalry general did Union private John Huff mortally wound at Yellow Tavern?

Answer: J.E.B. Stuart

John Huff, a 45 year old private sharpshooter, fired the shot that mortally wounded General Stuart on May 11, 1864. Huff was killed 2 weeks later in a battle near Haw's Shop, Virginia.

2. What did Union soldiers call "tangle foot" and "oil of gladness"?

Answer: alcoholic beverages

Both nicknames applied to alcoholic beverages.

3. What did the Union army name the "Virginia Two-step?"

Answer: diarrhea

Union troops jokingly coined the name the "Virgina Two-step" to refer to diarrhea - the most common ailment that plagued both sides.

4. What New Orleans born actress was sent to the South to gather military intelligence for the Federal Army?

Answer: Pauline Cushman

Pauline Cushman was born in New Orleans but was raised in Michigan. At the age of 17 she left home to pursue a career as an actress in New York. Several years later she was fired in a Kentucky theater for toasting the South. The Federal Army sent her south to gather military intelligence.

She was arrested by the Confederates but they spared her life when she passed valuable information to W. S. Rosecrans.

5. What prominent Union general was named "Spoons"?

Answer: Benjamin Butler

General Benjamin F. Butler acquired the name "Spoons Butler" for his alleged habit of appropriating Southern silverware while serving as military governor of New Orleans.

6. What Union general left his name to posterity as the label for a certain style of whiskers?

Answer: Ambrose Burnside

Burnside was known for his style of muttonchop whiskers, which became known as "sideburns" in his honor.

7. What famous Union general barely escaped serious injury in Matthew Brady's photography studio?

Answer: Ulysses S. Grant

In March of 1864, one of Brady's assistants accidentally shattered an overhead skylight while General U.S. Grant was sitting for a portrait.

8. Why was General Philip H. Sheridan known as "Little Phil?"

Answer: he was a small man

Sheridan was 5'5" tall and weighed only 115 pounds. His aggressive manner earned him respect among his troops and fellow officers. He was named commander of Grant's cavalry 1864.

9. What Union general committed murder before the war and was released on an insanity defence?

Answer: Daniel E. Sickles

A New York lawyer, U.S. Representative and notorious ladies' man, Sickles shot and killed his wife's alleged lover, Barton Keys (Francis Scott Keys' son) in cold blood in front of a crowd of people in Washington,D.C. His clever attorneys defended the case on the ground that he acted in a moment of passion and insanity, and he was not convicted for his crime.

10. What Union general was nicknamed "Curly," "Fanny," and "Autie?"

Answer: George Custer

The tall, lithe and yellow haired General Custer had many nicknames. Often an exhibitionist, his observers found him either dashing or absurd.

Source: Author jkgregg

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