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Quiz about Civil War Generals
Quiz about Civil War Generals

10 Civil War Generals Questions | U.S. Civil War Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about Civil War generals. I hope you have fun.

A multiple-choice quiz by Midknight. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
Midknight
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
37,895
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
6095
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (8/10), Guest 108 (10/10), Guest 108 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which Confederate general was accidently shot by his own men? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Which Union general was said to be too cautious? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the general who won Fort Donelson and Fort Henry and, later on in the war, became the leader of all the Union troops? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Which Confederate general was originally asked by Lincoln to join the Union but when Virginia, his home state, seceded, he left with it? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who was the general who led the Union troops at Chickamauga? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which Union general commanded the Union soldiers at Fredericksburg and had the word sideburns named after him? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which general led the Confederate forces at the first Bull Run? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. This Union general commanded the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville but was taken by surprise and lost the battle. His nickname was 'Fighting Joe ________'. Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Who was the Confederate general at Kennesaw Mountain? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Who was president of the Union at the time of the Civil War? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which Confederate general was accidently shot by his own men?

Answer: Stonewall Jackson

He was shot by one of his own men while coming back to his camp.
2. Which Union general was said to be too cautious?

Answer: McClellan

McClellan would hesitate, then attack at the wrong time which was why a lot of his soldiers were killed during the battles he led.
3. Who was the general who won Fort Donelson and Fort Henry and, later on in the war, became the leader of all the Union troops?

Answer: Grant

4. Which Confederate general was originally asked by Lincoln to join the Union but when Virginia, his home state, seceded, he left with it?

Answer: Lee

Robert E. Lee was considered a war genius.
5. Who was the general who led the Union troops at Chickamauga?

Answer: Rosecrans

This southern victory trapped Rosecrans in Chattanooga.
6. Which Union general commanded the Union soldiers at Fredericksburg and had the word sideburns named after him?

Answer: Burnside

Burnside used a suicide attack on the Confederate forces at Fredericksburg by charging up the hill many times but it was hopeless. The Union forces were beaten badly.
7. Which general led the Confederate forces at the first Bull Run?

Answer: Beauregard

8. This Union general commanded the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville but was taken by surprise and lost the battle. His nickname was 'Fighting Joe ________'.

Answer: Hooker

The ladies of the night got their name because they would follow Hooker's camp around looking for 'business.'
9. Who was the Confederate general at Kennesaw Mountain?

Answer: Johnston

10. Who was president of the Union at the time of the Civil War?

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was killed just a few days after the Civil War was over.
Source: Author Midknight

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