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U.S. Civil War Leaders II Trivia Quiz

Here's another quiz to test your knowledge of those who led their men in battle during the U.S. Civil War.

A multiple-choice quiz by mkp51. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
mkp51

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,455

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1251

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. This Confederate general was called "Old Blue Light" by his troops: Hint

James B. Longstreet

Thomas J. Jackson

Robert E. Lee

A.P. Hill

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Question 2 of 10

2. This general was regarded by his superiors as the best commander in the Union army: Hint

John Reynolds

George B. McClellan

Joshua L. Chamberlain

Ambrose Burnside

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Question 3 of 10

3. This Union general was twice relieved of his command of the Army of the Potomac: Hint

George B. McClellan

Ambrose Burnside

Joseph Hooker

Henry W. Halleck

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Question 4 of 10

4. This Confederate naval officer commanded the "CSS Alabama" from 1862 through 1864: Hint

Paul J. Semmes

Raphael Semmes

John Winslow

Andrew Foote

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Union naval officer worked side-by-side with Ulysses S. Grant during the campaign to capture Forts Donelson and Henry: Hint

Andrew Foote

John Paul Jones

David Farragut

Gideon Welles

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Question 6 of 10

6. This Confederate general commanded troops inside Battery Wagner during the famous battle with the Massachusetts 54th in July 1863: Hint

Johnson Hagood

P.T.G. Beauregard

William B. Taliaferro

Sterling Price

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the earliest days of the war, this Union general predicted that it could take as many as 200,000 troops and many months of hard fighting to bring the Confederacy to its knees: Hint

Ulysses S. Grant

William T. Sherman

Benjamin F. Butler

George Thomas

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Question 8 of 10

8. This Confederate officer commanded the 15th Alabama Infantry in its fight with Colonel Joshua Chamberlain's 20th Maine at the battle for Little Round Top: Hint

Michael J. Bulger

Jerome B. Robertson

Ellis Spear

William C. Oates

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Union naval officer commanded the ironclad "USS Monitor" in its battle with the Confederate ironclad "CSS Virginia:" Hint

Andrew Foote

John Ericsson

John Lorimer Worden

Franklin Buchanan

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Confederate general defended Atlanta against General William T. Sherman's advancing Union armies: Hint

Albert Sidney Johnston

John Bell Hood

Robert E. Lee

Braxton Bragg

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Confederate general was called "Old Blue Light" by his troops:

Answer: Thomas J. Jackson

General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson was a man of many fascinating and strange habits. He had a habit of keeping an arm raised over his head to "maintain balance." He constantly sucked on lemons, and refused to put pepper on his food. His nickname "Old Blue Light" came from the peculiar glow from his pale blue eyes during battle.

2. This general was regarded by his superiors as the best commander in the Union army:

Answer: John Reynolds

Major General John F. Reynolds was one of the most highly esteemed general officers in the Union army. Reynolds was killed by a sniper at the Battle of Gettysburg, in defense of his home state.

3. This Union general was twice relieved of his command of the Army of the Potomac:

Answer: George B. McClellan

McClellan was relieved twice in 1862 for failing to engage the Army of the Potomac in battle with the Confederates. President Lincoln is reported to have said he enjoyed McClellan because "he had the pleasure of firing him twice."

4. This Confederate naval officer commanded the "CSS Alabama" from 1862 through 1864:

Answer: Raphael Semmes

For two years, Raphael Semmes was the scourge of Union merchant shipping. He was responsible for sinking 65 Union ships and causing $6.5 million worth of damage.

5. This Union naval officer worked side-by-side with Ulysses S. Grant during the campaign to capture Forts Donelson and Henry:

Answer: Andrew Foote

Admiral Foote's ironclad gunboats pounded both forts without mercy, and were heavily damaged by return fire from the forts.

6. This Confederate general commanded troops inside Battery Wagner during the famous battle with the Massachusetts 54th in July 1863:

Answer: William B. Taliaferro

Taliaferro successfully defended the fort against the now famous African-American regiment under the command of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw. This battle was made famous in the movie "Glory."

7. In the earliest days of the war, this Union general predicted that it could take as many as 200,000 troops and many months of hard fighting to bring the Confederacy to its knees:

Answer: William T. Sherman

Sherman's remarks led some people inside the War Department to think he had lost his mind. He resigned his command of the Department of the Cumberland under suspicion of a "nervous breakdown." In the end, his prediction proved very accurate indeed.

8. This Confederate officer commanded the 15th Alabama Infantry in its fight with Colonel Joshua Chamberlain's 20th Maine at the battle for Little Round Top:

Answer: William C. Oates

According to most historical accounts, Oates was forced to surrender his regiment after Chamberlain led his beleaguered troops in a bayonet charge down Little Round Top.

9. This Union naval officer commanded the ironclad "USS Monitor" in its battle with the Confederate ironclad "CSS Virginia:"

Answer: John Lorimer Worden

The "Monitor," under Worden's command, and the "Virginia," commanded by Franklin Buchanan, fought to a draw off Hampton Roads, Virginia, on March 9, 1862. The "Monitor" was designed by John Ericsson.

10. This Confederate general defended Atlanta against General William T. Sherman's advancing Union armies:

Answer: John Bell Hood

Hood, who had lost an arm at Gettysburg, had the thankless task of defending Atlanta.

Source: Author mkp51

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