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61.
  Americans at War with One Another    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mixed bag of Civil War trivia.
Tough, 10 Qns, jkgregg, Mar 27 11
Tough
jkgregg
2348 plays
62.
  American Civil War Part I    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hi again. Time for another quiz. You name the commander at these battles or engagements.
Tough, 10 Qns, Colmosby, Aug 19 05
Tough
Colmosby
1841 plays
63.
  Civil War Facts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz deals with some (probably) useless and not widely known facts about the American Civil War (1861-65).
Tough, 10 Qns, Warzycha, Aug 19 05
Tough
Warzycha
1764 plays
64.
  The Civil War in Missouri: 2   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
If you enjoyed part 1 of The Civil War in Missouri, here are more questions along the same lines. Enjoy!
Tough, 10 Qns, BigMoStl, Jul 07 09
Tough
BigMoStl
467 plays
65.
  Civil War : Volume 1    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Somewhat difficult look at American Civil War trivia. Hope you enjoy.
Tough, 10 Qns, qanan, Mar 31 20
Tough
qanan
Mar 31 20
3525 plays
66.
  Ten New WBTS Questions    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten new questions, never previously asked in Funtrivia, about the War Between the States. These questions are NOT for the average Civil War Buff.
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Ft. Brooke, Aug 19 05
Very Difficult
Ft. Brooke
2319 plays
67.
  Yet More Civil War Happenings and Characters   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your memory of the War Between the States with these people and events.
Difficult, 10 Qns, gizmo61, Feb 09 11
Difficult
gizmo61
807 plays
68.
  Shelter Yourself from the Sound and the Fury    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Taverns, hotels and houses are places where someone can find shelter and enjoy the bright side of life. Yet, in the American Civil War, many of these were battlefields, places where every concept of safety was gone and your main was to survive.
Average, 10 Qns, DeepHistory, Jul 29 14
Average
DeepHistory gold member
536 plays
69.
  The Civil War - Part U    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will be about Civil War National Battlefield Parks or Monuments. I will give some information such as a monument, battle date, location, or person. You name the park. This quiz should be easy.
Tough, 10 Qns, ColMosby, Feb 22 10
Tough
ColMosby
2139 plays
70.
  New York City During the Civil War    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
New York City's role during the Civil War was noble, tragic, and always contradictory. You might be surprised at what you learn.
Average, 10 Qns, DonTozzi, Jun 04 15
Average
DonTozzi
374 plays
71.
  The Road to the Civil War    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These questions come from a Civil War era unit test for my AP U.S. History class that I edited and helped write.
Difficult, 10 Qns, e2theipi, Jun 07 10
Difficult
e2theipi
1592 plays
72.
  Civil War Era   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some odds and ends about the war. Some excellent triva questions
Difficult, 10 Qns, Ft. Brooke, Aug 19 05
Difficult
Ft. Brooke
2043 plays
73.
  Civil War Items    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
For all of the American Civil War enthusiasts. I hope you enjoy this quiz.
Tough, 10 Qns, cwnut, Mar 19 17
Tough
cwnut
1498 plays
74.
  Politics of the U. S. Civil War #1   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
OK, so you know the battles, the generals, and can recite the Gettysburg Address. But how much do you know about the political battles that were being fought? Take this quiz and test your knowledge of the leaders and events of 1861-1865!
Difficult, 10 Qns, bigbaddoc, Aug 19 05
Difficult
bigbaddoc
1574 plays
75.
  U.S. Civil War II    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Some more trivia questions about the War Between the States. They are in no chronological order. Enjoy.
Tough, 10 Qns, Jack1331, Dec 18 10
Tough
Jack1331
1405 plays
76.
  Field and Heavy Artillery    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Questions about the most influential "long arms" of either Army during the American Civil War.
Tough, 20 Qns, ricbatcheller, Apr 09 09
Tough
ricbatcheller
505 plays
77.
  Civil War Miscellany   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A look at the very obscure, to be sure!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, ricbatcheller, Jan 02 11
Very Difficult
ricbatcheller
1342 plays
78.
  The Civil War in Missouri: 1   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How much do you know about the American Civil War as it was fought in Missouri? No part of the country was torn apart more than my home state. Enjoy!
Very Difficult, 10 Qns, BigMoStl, Jun 24 09
Very Difficult
BigMoStl
900 plays
79.
  American Civil War Part J    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mix of questions - people, battles, dates. I've tried to make this a fun quiz. Thanks for playing.
Tough, 10 Qns, colmosby, Jan 27 06
Tough
colmosby
1195 plays
80.
  Civil War Oddities    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are questions about things that happened in the Civil War. I hope you learn something new from this.
Tough, 10 Qns, daisyduke71, Aug 19 05
Tough
daisyduke71
1606 plays
81.
  American Civil War Test    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A quiz about the American Civil War, for people to test their knowledge, or learn something.
Tough, 10 Qns, joepwns, Aug 30 10
Tough
joepwns
780 plays
82.
  Christian Themes In the US Civil War    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the "War Between the States" a nation was torn asunder: brother fought brother as blood soaked the land. Amazingly, the Civil War was also a time of great Christian devotion as our FoJ team quiz will now explore.
Difficult, 10 Qns, star_gazer, Jun 19 11
Difficult
star_gazer
457 plays
83.
  Take this The Civil War - Part B Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hey, another quiz on the war. Might be easy or hard, but hope y'all have fun taking it. Please rate not how by you did, but by the quality of the quiz. Thanks.
Tough, 10 Qns, Colmosby, Aug 19 05
Tough
Colmosby
1046 plays
84.
  The Civil War - Part P    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mix of questions about the war. People, Battles, Places, Things. Have fun.
Difficult, 10 Qns, Colmosby, Aug 19 05
Difficult
Colmosby
1103 plays
85.
  10 Question The Civil War - Part E Quiz    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Well here goes another quiz for y'all to play. Have fun. No spelling questions.
Average, 10 Qns, Colmosby, Aug 19 05
Average
Colmosby
1574 plays
86.
  The Civil War - Part V    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I'll try to make this quiz easy. A mix of questions on the war. People, places, battles, and what not. Have fun.
Tough, 10 Qns, ColMosby, Feb 04 12
Tough
ColMosby
2621 plays
87.
  The Civil War - Part I    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Another mix of questions about the Civil War. Keep on playing and let me know what you think of them. Have fun.
Tough, 10 Qns, ColMosby, Aug 19 05
Tough
ColMosby
1655 plays
88.
  The Civil War - Part W    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This will be a mix of questions of people, places, battles, and a pre-war/post-war question. No spelling questions. Have fun and let me know what you think.
Difficult, 10 Qns, ColMosby, Aug 19 05
Difficult
ColMosby
1952 plays
89.
  Civil War Trivia 1   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Having been a student of the Civil War all my life I hope these are not too hard. If there are, please let me know.
Tough, 10 Qns, Kabel, Feb 06 09
Tough
Kabel
3919 plays
90.
  What You May Not Know About The Civil War    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are some fun questions and facts you may not know. Have fun.
Tough, 10 Qns, Colmosby, Mar 29 11
Tough
Colmosby
1384 plays
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U.S. Civil War Trivia Questions
61. Who was the owner of the Henry house at the battle of 1st Manassas?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part P

Answer: Judith Henry

Judith was the wife of Dr. Isaac Henry who was once a surgeon's mate on the frigate Constellation. At the time of the battle she was the resident of the house along with her daughter Ellen, son John, and a black servant named Lucy Griffith. She was killed during the battle.

62. What strange habit did Stonewall Jackson have when riding into battle?

From Quiz Strange Facts About the Civil War

Answer: he held up one hand because he believed that one side of his body was bigger than the other side

Jackson had a fondness for lemons and habitually sucked them even while in combat.

63. In the battle of Chantilly, Va. this Union Gen. mistakenly rode into CSA lines and was killed. Who was he?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part M

Answer: Philip Kearny

The battle of Chantilly was fought on September 1, 1862 in a rain storm. Gen. Kearny rode into CSA lines and when called to surrender, he fled but was killed by rifle fire. His horse and equipment were sent to his widow by Gen. Lee.

64. Abraham Lincoln was born near this town in Kentucky.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part J

Answer: Hodgenville, Ky.

He was born February 12, 1809. His father was Thomas Lincoln, his mother Nancy Hanks. They moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. His mother died in 1818. His father moved him to a farm in Illinois in 1830.

65. CSA raider John Hunt Morgan ,and six of his officers escaped from what Union Prison?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part H

Answer: Ohio State Penitentiary

Morgan and 364 of his men were captured at the end of the longest cavalry raid of the war covering more than 700 miles in Ohio and Indiana. He and 30 of his officers were sent to the penitentiary in Columbus. On the night of Nov 20, 1863 they escaped after working on a tunnel for 20 days using two small knives to dig a tunnel.

66. The Union general officers' dress uniforms had buttons that identified their rank. If an officer's buttons on his frock coat were arranged in four groups of two, what was his rank?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part G

Answer: Brig. Gen.

The rank of general could be identified by the arrangement of the double row of buttons down the front. For example a Maj. Gen's. buttons were three groups of three. Also they could use the gilt-edge shoulder straps. If the sack coat was worn the epaulets were not worn.

67. During the battle of Gettysburg which CSA Regiment got as far as the stone wall on Cemetery Ridge?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part F

Answer: 26th NC

After a disastrous first day they were with Gen. Pickett in his charge on July 3. The battle claimed 88% of the regiment's troops, The highest % of casualties for any regiment, North or South, in any battle.

68. There were two other military installations in Charleston Harbor besides Fort Sumter. Castle Pinckney was one, what was the other?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part E

Answer: Fort Moultrie

The CSA considered these installations as "foreign authority".

69. The Union cavalry under his command set out to raid Richmond, Va. on February 28,1864.

From Quiz The Civil War - Part D

Answer: Kilpatrick

Brig-Gen Judson Kilpatrick led 3500 troopers on an ambitious raid against Richmond, Va. He angered his commander, Gen. Alfred Pleasanton, because he submitted his plan for the raid directly to Lincoln and Stanton. The raid failed.

70. The date July 4 1861 was important. Why?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part C

Answer: 85th anniversary of Declaration of Independence

Congress meets in a session in which Simon Cameron, the Secretary of War, recommends volunteers be enlisted for 3 years.

71. Photography was introduced to the masses during the American Civil War. Many photographers made their names familiar during this war. Who took the first photograph from a balloon?

From Quiz Civil War Items

Answer: Professor T.S.C. Lowe

While Matthew Brady is the most famous of the Civil War photographers, he often employed others to actually take the pictures. Professor Lowe was a balloonist who introduced the craft as an observation vehicle.

72. What city was not heavily damaged or destroyed by Union forces during the Civil War?

From Quiz My Biggest Civil War Quiz Yet!

Answer: Savannah, Georgia

Savannah was spared by General Sherman during his "March to the Sea". After destroying Georgia lands and resources between Atlanta and Savannah, Sherman turned north and left it intact. Atlanta was partially destroyed by the fighting and by the Confederates burning supplies to keep them out of Union hands. Vicksburg took heavy cannon bombardment damage prior to its fall. Columbia was actually destroyed twice.

73. In January, 1864, soldiers of the 54th Illinois Infantry were attacked by a Copperhead mob in which Illinois town?

From Quiz Illinois in the U.S. Civil War

Answer: Charleston

The 54th Illinois was home on veteran furlough when attacked by the mob led by Coles County Sheriff O'Hair. Six soldiers were killed and three civilians. Order was only restored when the remainder of the regiment arrived from Mattoon and captured the mob's ringleaders.

74. Andersonville, Georgia was a prison started in Febuary 1864. About as many soldiers died here as in what other American war?

From Quiz Civil War Era

Answer: Mexican War

America lost about 13,000 soldiers at Andersonville. During the entire Mexican War, America also lost about the same amount. Of the 13,000 lost in the Mexican War, however, about 2,500 were deaths from battles. Like the Civil War, we lost more due to disease than to battle.

75. From what state did the "Orphans' Brigade" come from?

From Quiz The Civil War - Part B

Answer: Kentucky

Because Kentucky remained in the Union, the citizens who volunteered for the CSA went into the Orphans' Brigade, the 1st Kentucky.

76. The Union victory at this battle thwarted a planned Confederate invasion of Illinois.

From Quiz The American Civil War

Answer: Pea Ridge

Fought in March of 1862, the Union forces under Brig. General Samuel Curtis defeated the Confederate army of Earl Van Dorn at Pea Ridge in northwestern Arkansas. If victorious, Van Dorn intended to march to St. Louis and then cross the Mississippi River and invade Illinois.

77. Winfield Scott Hancock ran for President. Who did he lose to?

From Quiz What You May Not Know About The Civil War

Answer: James Garfield

Hancock was unable to translate his wartime heroics into political victory, and he lost a close election in 1880 to James Garfield.

78. At the battle of Fredericksburg who said "Kill them! Kill them all!"?

From Quiz Civil War History

Answer: Jackson

When an aide told Gen. Jackson how the Union troops had burned and ravaged the city, he made this statement.

79. When did Federal troops occupy Charleston, South Carolina, after it was evacuated by the Confederates?

From Quiz Civil War : Volume I

Answer: February 18, 1865

During the evacuation, an explosion at the Northeastern railroad station killed around 250 civilians and ignited the city.

80. What was the name of the Southern states that seceded from the Union?

From Quiz The U.S. Civil War !

Answer: The Confederate States of America

The Confederate States of America seceded because they knew with Abraham Lincoln as president they would need to let their slaves go and their whole lives depended on these slaves.

81. What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

From Quiz Civil War in General

Answer: Bull Run

The Yankees almost tricked the Confederates, but Stonewall Jackson held the line. There was also a Bull Run 2.

82. What does the 'PGT' in P.G.T. Beauregard stand for?

From Quiz Civil War

Answer: Pierre Goustave Toutant

Gen. PGT Beauregard started the firing on Fort Sumter. Only one man was hit - a gunner, when he was retiring the colors to give to General Beauregard.

83. What famous brigade, the First Brigade of the First Division of the First Corps of the Army of the Potomac, was made up of the 2nd, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin regiments, along with the 19th Indiana, and later the 24th Michigan?

From Quiz Wisconsin in the Civil War

Answer: Iron Brigade

The Iron Brigade was the only 'all-western' brigade in the Army of the Potomac. The Mighty Cow Brigade never existed. The Stonewall Brigade was a Confederate brigade. The Orphan Brigade was from Kentucky, and since their state was neutral, they were 'orphans.'

84. The song 'Dixie' referred to the Southern states. Who composed it?

From Quiz U.S. Civil War II

Answer: Daniel Emmett

Emmett, a native Ohioan of Virginia parents wrote the song and music in 1859. Its ironic that it was rumored that Dixie was Abe Lincoln's favorite song.

85. In what two states were the most battles of the Civil War fought?

From Quiz U.S. Civil War

Answer: Virginia and Tennessee

Virginia had 123 and Tennessee had 38. Missouri was third with 29 and Georgia was fourth with 28.

86. On which day in August did President Lincoln, reacting to recent draft riots in New York City, as well as minor protests in Ohio and Vermont, authorize the military to use force whenever necessary to uphold the Conscription Act?

From Quiz August Civil War Events

Answer: August 15, 1863

87. How much money did the Civil War cost the U. S. government each day?

From Quiz The U.S. Civil War

Answer: $2.5 million

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

88. Why was Vice-President Andrew Johnson's inaugural speech difficult to understand at Lincoln's second inauguration?

From Quiz Blue And Grey Matter

Answer: He was drunk

Johnson had been prescribed whiskey by a doctor for a minor medical condition and had 'exceeded the dosage'.

89. The name of the cemetery where the Union formed their defensive line during the battle of Gettysburg?

From Quiz Civil War

Answer: Evergreen Cemetery

90. Who was the highest ranking Officer killed in battle during the Civil War?

From Quiz American Civil War : Part III

Answer: General Albert S. Johnston (CSA)

General Albert Sidney Johnston, Commander of the Confederate Army of the Mississippi. He was mortally wounded in the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862, Johnston's death wound, ironically, need not have been fatal. He had been hit in the bend of the knee by a stray bullet. The bullet tore an artery, and in the excitement of the moment, the wound went unnoticed. He bled to death.

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