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Q1 | Quizzer Data File, type 1, for ON DISK MONTHLY
Civil War Quiz
Copyright 1993 Softdisk, Inc.
Sean Golden | Author credit
86 | ODM Issue number of publication. Use "." to omit.
25 | # questions in quiz
Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?
Charleston Harbor, on Fort Sumter
Ford Theater
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Shiloh, Tennessee
Shreveport, Louisiana
How many total casualties were there?
620,000
62,000
6,200,000
234,000
1,243,000
What was the first major battle in the Civil War?
The First Battle of Bull Run
Gettysburg
Antietum
Yorktown
The Battle of the Bulge
Where did Robert E. Lee sign surrender papers, ending major hostilities?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Dallas, Texas
Richmond, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
Robert E. Lee's favorite lieutenant, lost at the Battle of Chancellorsville, was:
General "Stonewall" Jackson
General Joseph Hooker
Lieutenant Major John Barnes
General Ambrose Burnside
General P. T. Beauregard
Which of the following was NOT used in the Civil War?
Submarines
Aerial observation
Cavalry
Ironclad ships
Machine guns
Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
General George G. Meade
General Robert E. Lee
General Ulysses S. Grant
General "Stonewall" Jackson
General George B. McClellan
General Ulysses S. Grant's first major victory in the Civil War was:
The Battle of Shiloh
The Siege of Vicksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Antietum
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
What event is generally known as the "turning point" of the War?
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Siege of Vicksburg
The Wilderness Campaign
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The capture of Robert E. Lee
How many slaves were set free by the Emancipation Proclomation?
none
3 1/2 million
250,000
all of them
Only those serving as Union soldiers
Who was in command of Confederate troops during the Battle of Shiloh?
General P. T. Beauregard
General Robert. S. Longstreet
General Jefferson Davis
General P. T. Barnum
Major General Thomas Snooker
A strategy wherein one army attempts to outlast another army by absorbing greater losses but repleneshing troops faster is called:
Attrition
Bend but don't break
Grant's maneuver
Hari-Kari
Lincoln's gambit
The famous book title "Gone With The Wind" refers to what Civil War event?
Sherman's march through Georgia
The Savannah Hurricane of 1863
Grant's siege of Richmond
McClellan's retreat to the Rappahannock
Lee's surrender to Grant
Lincoln's final choice as Union Commander-in-chief was:
Ulysses S. Grant
George B. McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
Jefferson Davis
David Farragut
What Civil War event gave Lincoln the opportunity to announce the Emancipation Proclomation?
The Battle of Antietum
The Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee's surrender
Sherman's burning of Atlanta
The Battle of Shiloh
In what year did Robert E. Lee assume command of Confederate forces?
1862
1861
1863
1860
1864
Which of the following wars had the highest American casualties?
Civil War
World War II
World War I
Revolutionary War
Vietnam
According to President Lincoln, what quality did virtually all of the Union commanders lack?
The will to fight
The intelligence to plan
Tactical ability
Respect of their troops
Moral uprightness
What feature was Ambrose Burnside famous for?
His hairstyle
His rotundity
His moustache
His teeth
His bearing
What was the most one-sided major battle of the Civil War?
The Battle of Fredericksburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Siege of Vicksburg
The Battle of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chancellorsville
In what year did General Lee undertake his second invasion of the Union?
1863
1862
1864
1861
1865
In what battle did Robert E. Lee divide his smaller army into two units to attack a numerically superior foe?
The Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Second Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Kennesay Mountain
The Battle of Pittsburgh
How long did the siege of Vicksburg last?
Six weeks
Six days
Six months
Sixty days
Three weeks
How many battles did Robert E. Lee lose to Ulysses S. Grant?
None
One
Two
Three
Four
In what city was the last official Confederate Flag lowered, signaling the end of the war?
Shreveport, Louisiana
Appomattox, Virginia
Atlanta, Georgia
Richmond, Virginia
Jackson, Mississippi
What was a major reason that the Confederacy believed European powers would intervene on their behalf against the Union?
Cotton exports
Grain deliveries
Oil supplies
Treaties of mutual support
Antagonism against President Lincoln.