U.S. Civil War Trivia

31. What was the most famous howitzer of the Civil War?

From Quiz Civil War Expert?

Answer: Napoleon

In 1853 the French Army introduced a 12 pounder field gun, named after Napoleon III, that revolutionized field artillery. America developed the howitzer very closley to the French version.

From Quiz American Civil War Part L

Answer: Whiting

CSA General William Whiting graduated at the top of the class in 1845 and held that record until Douglas MacArthur established a new record in 1903.

From Quiz Random Civil War Facts

Answer: 1st Minnesota

The Governor of Minnesota was in Washington when the war broke out. He promptly offered to raise an infantry regiment from his state for government service. However, the regiment didn't get to the capital until much later. It was also the only Union regiment in what would be the Army of the Potomac from west of the Mississippi.

From Quiz Civil War Firsts

Answer: They formed the first US carrier task force

Although the carrier task force, and the aircraft carrier in particular, as we know it today essentially originated in the early part of the twentieth century, the carrier and carrier task force can be said to have originated during the nineteenth century. The USS George Washinton Parke Custis was a coal barge that had been converted to serve as a balloon carrier, and appears to be the first aircraft carrier to be designed, or redesigned, as such to serve in the US Navy. At least one recon flight was launched from the deck of this ship. The USS Stepping Stones served as a tug for the George Washington Parke Custis. Of the escorting ships of the task force, the USS Wachusett was a sloop of war, the USS Delaware was a steamer turned into an armed transport, and both the USS Tioga and USS Port Royal were gunboats. One major difference between this task force and the modern one is that it never served as such on the open ocean.

From Quiz American Civil War Part "K"

Answer: Finis

Jefferson Finis Davis was born in Christian City, Kentucky, on June 3, 1808. He served in the Mexican War, and was elected to the U.S. Congress and House of Representatives and died in 1889.

From Quiz American Civil War Part J

Answer: Longstreet

General Longstreet was seriously wounded on May 6, 1864, near the site of General Jackson's wounding, during the Battle of the Wilderness.

From Quiz Politics of the U.S. Civil War #2

Answer: Claiborne Fox Jackson

Jackson's plans were foiled when Brigadier-General Nathaniel Lyon captured the State Guard's camp. Jackson would later lead a session of the Missouri General Assembly that passed an ordinance of secession. The session, and therefore the vote, was not legal, as it did not have a majority of members present. The results of the vote were accepted by the Confederate Government, however, and Jackson would claim to be the governor of Missouri in exile until his death.

From Quiz American Civil War Part I

Answer: Brig. Gen. Kilpatrick

Gen. Stuart was trying to get around the Union army, and attacked a Union cavalry regiment commanded by Brig. Gen. H. Kilpatrick driving it through the streets of the city of Hanover. When Union troops of Brig. Gen. Farnsworth and Brig. Gen. Custer arrived Gen. Stuart was forced to continue north and east in his attempt to join Gen. Lee.

From Quiz Ten New WBTS Questions

Answer: 1865

Although 1865 was one of the shortest years of the War it was the most deadly for the prisoners at Camp Chase. Overcrowding in Union prisons became common toward the end of the War, especially with the lack of frequent prisoner exchanges. The winter of 1864-65 was also one of the coldest on record. On January 27, 1865 the local Columbus newspaper reported 18 degrees below zero. The massive number of soldiers dying in Southern prisons also encouraged poor treatment of the Confederate prisoners in Northern prisons.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part F

Answer: 1st Louisiana

Gen. Butler organized the 1st Louisiana in New Orleans in September 1862. Another black regiment, the 1st South Carolina, was authorized a few month later.

From Quiz Civil War Oddities

Answer: Private Daniel Hough

On April 14, 1861, a member of the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter, Private Daniel Hough of the 1st U. S. Artillery, was accidently killed by an exploding cannon during the evacuation of Fort Sumter, making Hough the first combat soldier killed in the Civil War.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part D

Answer: Sigel

The Cadets were part of the troops under the direction of CSA Gen. Breckinridge at the battle of New Market, Va. Gen. Sigel was relieved of command four days later after his defeat.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part C

Answer: Benjamin Sweet

He was a commander of Wisconsin troops, who had been wounded at the Battle of Perryville in 1862.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part B

Answer: Pauline Cushman

Pauline Cushman was an actress and supplied information to Union Gen. Rosecrans about CSA troops in Kentucky. She was captured and sentenced to death but was saved when the CSA troops retreated.

From Quiz Nitty-Gritty Civil War

Answer: Historicus

To this day the true identity of "Historicus" remains a mystery. At the time of the letters publication, George Meade and Henry Halleck believed that the author was Daniel Sickles (Union Third Corps commander at Gettysburg). While the letter was highly critical of Meade (and Halleck) it praised Sickles' actions on 2 July 1863. Although the letter did not reflect Sickles' writing style, Meade and Halleck both believed that the content of the letter did reflect Sickles' attitude and opinions. Today, historians tend to agree with Meade and Halleck, and believe that Sickles may very well have been involved in its creation through a second party author. Meade and Halleck never pressed the issue and Sickles never admitted any involvement in the incident that has come to be known as the "Historicus Letter".

From Quiz Civil War Facts

Answer: 1856

He claimed that the war would begin in 1856, while the Civil War actually began just 5 years later (1861)! He also said that "The northern states will fight the southern states and the fight will be about slavery ... The northern states will defeat the exhausted southern states in a war that lasts four years ... After the war we will have a new United States of America." Spooky, huh?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part A

Answer: Pemberton

After the surrender he was held as a POW, exchanged, and he resigned his commission as Lt. Gen. He served the remainder of the war as a Colonel of artillery.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part Z

Answer: Vicksburg

Grant's siege of the city began May 18, 1863 and continued until July 4, 1863. The news of the surrender did not reach Washington until July 7, 1863. The Fourth of July was not celebrated in Vicksburg until 1945.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part X

Answer: Fitzhugh Lee

When Gen. Stuart was wounded he told Gen. Lee to continue because he knew he would do what was right. As Gen. Stuart was being carried from the field, he told his men "to go back, and do their duty."

From Quiz It Came from the Civil War

Answer: Democrats

Prior to the war the argument the South used to justify slavery was States' Rights and was backed by the Democratic Party. Abolitionists used the moral argument that no state had the right to enforce slavery and were backed by the Republicans. Before that they were backed by the Federalists. Those Democrats who still served during the war were called Warhawks. A deep rift developed that saw the Democratic Party being heavily backed by the south and it just wasn't cool to be Democrat in the North.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part W

Answer: eagle

The 8th chose the American eagle and nicknamed it "Old Abe." The eagle was the most recognized symbol of America. When the 8th went into battle "Old Abe" was tethered to a pole and carried by "eagle bearers" Some of the other mascots included a hawk of the 1st Massachusetts, and a wildcat joined a CSA Arkansas regiment during the battle at Shiloh.

From Quiz Americans At War

Answer: $2.5 million

According to a report released by the U.S. Government in 1863, the financial cost of fighting the war was $2.5 million a day.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part U

Answer: Brice's Cross Roads

Brice's Cross Roads is located in Mississippi. Gen. Sturgis left Memphis with about 7,800 troops. The CSA troops were waiting for Gen. Forrest's main body of troops to arrive. His plan was to defeat the Union cavalry before the infantry could reinforce them. Gen. Forrest attacked both wings of the Union line forcing the Union troops to withdraw.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part S

Answer: 1916

He died on Memorial Day 1916.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part R

Answer: Warrenton

He was only 31 years old and opened his law practice in the heart of the the territory his rangers had operated in during the war.

From Quiz Civil War Tenspot : Part 3

Answer: 81

Gertrude Janeway lived her entire life in Blaine, Tennessee. John Janeway joined the 14th Illinois Cavalry, survived the war, and lived in various places during his life. When he came to Blaine and wanted to marry Gertrude she was only 16. Her mother said she would have to wait till she was 18 years old to marry. John died in 1937 at the age of 91. Gertrude died at 93, she received a pension of 70 dollars a month till her death.

From Quiz The Road to the Civil War

Answer: Zachary Taylor

Martin Van Buren, the eighth President, ran on the Free Soil ticket, while Lewis Cass was the Democratic candidate. Henry Clay, a venerable Whig congressional leader, was passed over for his party's nomination in favor of Zachary Taylor

From Quiz Civil War Tenspot : Part 1

Answer: 20

Eight of the 20 were given for either capturing enemy flags or keeping their own colors from being lost.

From Quiz Americans at War with One Another

Answer: $2.5 million a day

According to a report released by the US Congress in 1863, the financial cost of fighting the war was $2.5 million a day

From Quiz The Civil War - Part O

Answer: Star

The blue flag had a single white star in the center. It is believed to have been modeled after the flag of South Carolina and the Lone Star flag of Texas. The single star represented secession, the removal of the star from the Stars and Stripes, and independence in that it stood alone.

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