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Antietam Trivia Quiz

Have fun. It just a little quiz about Antietam!

A multiple-choice quiz by liszkaj. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
liszkaj

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
64,279

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
3304

Last 3 plays: Guest 207 (4/10), Guest 99 (2/10), Guest 45 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Antietam is also known in the South by which name? Hint

Sharpsburg

Chickamauga

Cold Harbor

Stony Springs

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Question 2 of 10

2. Stonewall Jackson captured a large force of Union infantry before the battle at which location? Hint

Williamsport

Frederick

Hagerstown

Harpers Ferry

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who commanded the Union I Corps at the opening of the battle? Hint

George Meade

Ambrose Burnside

John Reynolds

Joseph Hooker

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Question 4 of 10

4. Federals and Confederates fought a series of small battles at Turner's Gap, Crampton's Gap and Fox Gap preceding Antietam on which mountain? Hint

Bull Run Mountain

Maryland Heights

South Mountain

Catoctin Mountain

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Dunker Church was named for a sect of German Baptists who worshipped there. It was one of the focal points of the battle. How did the sect get the name Dunker? Hint

The manner in which they baptized their new members

Their founder's name was Heinrich Dunker

They liked Dunkin' Donuts

They invented basketball

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Question 6 of 10

6. Burnside's Bridge across the Antietam was formerly known as which of the following? Hint

Lower Antietam

Middle Bridge

Rohrbach Bridge

Dunker Bridge

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Confederate General arrived late in the afternoon after a forced march from Harpers Ferry in time to save the Confederate right flank from crumbling? Hint

Stonewall Jackson

George Pickett

Ambrose Powell Hill

James Longstreet

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Question 8 of 10

8. Where did General McCellan have his Headquarters during the battle? Hint

Piper House

The Miller Farm

The Pry House

Falmouth

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who commanded the Confederate troops in the Sunken Road or Bloody Lane? Hint

James Longstreet

D.H. Hill

Lafayette McLaws

Lewis Armistead

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Question 10 of 10

10. What document did President Lincoln issue after the Union victory at Antietam?

Answer: (two words-think slavery)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Antietam is also known in the South by which name?

Answer: Sharpsburg

Northerners refer to battles by nearby rivers and creeks while Southerners prefer using the names of nearby towns.

2. Stonewall Jackson captured a large force of Union infantry before the battle at which location?

Answer: Harpers Ferry

Jackson captured over 12,000 men under the command of Dixon Miles, who foolishly believed that Harpers Ferry could be defended.

3. Who commanded the Union I Corps at the opening of the battle?

Answer: Joseph Hooker

Hooker's Corps launched the attack on 17 September. Hooker was later wounded and the command of the Corps fell to Meade.

4. Federals and Confederates fought a series of small battles at Turner's Gap, Crampton's Gap and Fox Gap preceding Antietam on which mountain?

Answer: South Mountain

The delaying action fought by D.H. Hill on the Confederate side enabled the Army of Northern Virginia to mass west of South Mountain for the deciding battle of the Maryland Campaign.

5. The Dunker Church was named for a sect of German Baptists who worshipped there. It was one of the focal points of the battle. How did the sect get the name Dunker?

Answer: The manner in which they baptized their new members

Sorry, as far as we know the Dunkers did not eat doughnuts nor play basketball, but their sect was named because they baptized their new members by fully immersing them in water or 'dunking' them.

6. Burnside's Bridge across the Antietam was formerly known as which of the following?

Answer: Rohrbach Bridge

The Rohrbach Bridge became forever immortalized as Burnside's Bridge because it was members of Burnside's Ninth Corps that fought a prolonged bloody battle against 500 Georgians who defended the western bank.

7. Which Confederate General arrived late in the afternoon after a forced march from Harpers Ferry in time to save the Confederate right flank from crumbling?

Answer: Ambrose Powell Hill

Hill, who had been paroling prisoners captured at Harpers Ferry, arrived just in time to deploy his forces to stem the tide of Burnside's attacks.

8. Where did General McCellan have his Headquarters during the battle?

Answer: The Pry House

McCellan, true to form, spent the better part of the day on the east side of Antietam Creek at the Phillip Pry house. His absence may or may not have contributed to lack of an overwhelming Federal victory at Antietam.

9. Who commanded the Confederate troops in the Sunken Road or Bloody Lane?

Answer: D.H. Hill

Troops under the overall command of D.H. Hill, a North Carolinian by birth repelled the multiple attacks of the Federal units in the Sunken Road.

10. What document did President Lincoln issue after the Union victory at Antietam?

Answer: emancipation proclamation

The Proclamation, which freed all slaves in states and territory still in rebellion against the United States on 1 Jan 1863, was originally going to be issued by Lincoln earlier in the summer. However, Lincoln and his cabinet found it wise to wait until a Union victory so as to not appear desperate, especially to foreign governments.

Source: Author liszkaj

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