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1. Jefferson Davis was elected President of the Confederate States of America, but who was the Vice-President?
2. After he was elected Provisional President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis was sworn into office in what famous southern city?
3. South Carolina was the first state in the union to secede, which it did December 20, 1860. On January 9, 1861, the second state left the union. Which was it?
4. Confederate General Thomas Jackson got his nickname "Stonewall" at which battle early in the war?
5. The University Greys was a regiment comprised of students who suffered a 100% casualty rate during Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg. They were from what southern school?
6. Why was President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania when he delivered his now famous Gettysburg Address?
7. After the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee wrote to President Jefferson Davis for what reason?
8. President Abraham Lincoln promoted General Ulysses S. Grant to the rank of Lieutenant General in 1863 and put him in charge of the whole Union Army. Which of these had previously held the rank of Lieutenant General?
9. Richmond, Virginia was the Confederate capital during the Civil War. It eventually fell, and just before the North took over the city, Jefferson Davis ordered the capital to be moved. What city did he move the capital to?
10. It's generally acknowledged about 620,000 soldiers died during the war and that there were, in addition, approximately 400,000 civilian deaths. This number is believed to be accurate, but it might be higher. In the case of the 620,000 military deaths, what is thought to have been the leading cause?
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