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Quiz about 1st Battle of ManassasBull Run

1st Battle of Manassas/Bull Run Quiz

This is my first quiz. It is on the first major battle of the American Civil War.

A multiple-choice quiz by DarthNefarus. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
DarthNefarus

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
234,786

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. On what date did the 1st Battle of Manassas/Bull Run take place? Hint

June 21, 1861

July 4, 1861

July 1, 1861

July 21, 1861

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who commanded the first Confederate brigade engaged in the battle? Hint

General Bee

Colonel Bartow

General Jackson

Colonel Evans

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who commanded the Federal Army during the battle? Hint

General Irvin McDowell

General George McClellan

General David Hunter

General Dixon Miles

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did the first heavy fighting occur? Hint

Henry House Hill

Matthew's Hill

Chinn Ridge

Bull Run (the stream)

5. As the troops of Bee, Bartow, and Evans fell back, they were met by the Virginia brigade of Thomas Jackson. When told by General Bee the Federals were pushing them back, Jackson replied that "we'll give them ______." Hint

the cold steel

no quarter

the sword

the bayonet

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Question 6 of 10

6. What Federal division commanders were wounded in action? Hint

Generals Tyler and Hunter

Generals Hunter and Hintzel

Generals Miles and Heintzelman

Generals Hunter and Heintzelman

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Question 7 of 10

7. When General Joseph Johnston arrived and took command, his troops were not far behind. Whose brigade at the end of the battle launched a devastating attack on the Federal flank, sealing Confederate victory? Hint

General Elzey

General Early

General Smith

General "Jeb" Stuart

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Question 8 of 10

8. In a trick of fate, which unfortunate commander led the Federal brigade that was routed first by Elzey's flank attack? Hint

William T. Sherman

Oliver O. Howard

Ambrose Burnside

Israel Richardson

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Question 9 of 10

9. When the retreating Federals reached Centreville that evening, General McDowell found which of his division commanders drunk. Hint

General Hunter

General Miles

General Tyler

General Heintzelman

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Question 10 of 10

10. The 1st Battle of Manassas/Bull Run put to rest the common belief that the war would last only ___ days. Hint

120

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On what date did the 1st Battle of Manassas/Bull Run take place?

Answer: July 21, 1861

The date of the battle was also the birthday of General Jackson's wife, Anna Jackson.

2. Who commanded the first Confederate brigade engaged in the battle?

Answer: Colonel Evans

Evans's brigade was on the far left of the Confederate line and met the flanking Federal Army, holding them long enough for the Confederate Army to shift its lines to meet the threat.

3. Who commanded the Federal Army during the battle?

Answer: General Irvin McDowell

Hunter and Miles commanded divisions under McDowell, and McClellan was commanding Federal forces in what is now West Virginia at the time.

4. Where did the first heavy fighting occur?

Answer: Matthew's Hill

The brigades of Generals Bee and Bartow reinforced Evans on Matthew's Hill to further stall Federal forces. Henry House Hill was where the Confederate rallied after falling back from Matthew's Hill. Chinn Ridge lies near the battlefield and was a location of heavy fighting during the 2nd Battle of Manassas/Bull Run, and Bull Run flows to the northeast of the battlefield.

Answer: the bayonet

That phrase caused General Bee to say "There stands Jackson like a stone wall", giving Jackson his legendary nickname of "Stonewall". Minutes later, General Bee was fatally wounded, dying within hours.

6. What Federal division commanders were wounded in action?

Answer: Generals Hunter and Heintzelman

Hunter was wounded first, then Heintzelman. Both wounds were painful but not serious. Most unfortunate for General David Hunter, it was also his birthday.

Answer: General Elzey

General Smith was wounded before the attack began and did not officially command the brigade. General Early's brigade was already on the field and joined in the fight after the attack commenced. Stuart commanded cavalry and had aleady been on the field for a while.

8. In a trick of fate, which unfortunate commander led the Federal brigade that was routed first by Elzey's flank attack?

Answer: Oliver O. Howard

Later Howard led the Federal XI Corps whan it was routed by the flank attack at Chancellorsville, and also on the first day of Gettyburg by yet another flank attack.

9. When the retreating Federals reached Centreville that evening, General McDowell found which of his division commanders drunk.

Answer: General Miles

General Miles division had not participated in the main battle and was held in reserve near Centreville. The other division commanders were either wounded or overseeing their retreating forces.

10. The 1st Battle of Manassas/Bull Run put to rest the common belief that the war would last only ___ days.

Answer: 90

Many of the Federal soldiers at the battle had signed enlistment papers for only 90 days hence earning them the term "ninety-day volunteers".

Source: Author DarthNefarus

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