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Civil War Battles: Shiloh Trivia Quiz

This is a relatively hard quiz on the Battle of Shiloh in the Civil War. Good luck and test your Civil War knowledge. You have been warned!

A multiple-choice quiz by TheJay. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
TheJay

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
23,284

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2092

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the Commander of the Confederates on the first day? Hint

Pierre Beauregard

Joseph Johnston

Robert E. Lee

Albert Johnston

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Question 2 of 10

2. What Union Division Commander had previously commanded troops in a battle in Virginia? Hint

Lew Wallace

William Sherman

Benjamin Prentiss

Ulysses Grant

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Question 3 of 10

3. What former Vice-President fought at Shiloh for the Confederates? Hint

W. H. L. Wallace

Braxton Bragg

John Breckinridge

John Tyler

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Question 4 of 10

4. What new item did the Confederates leave in the Union camps after they drove the Northern troops away? Hint

Gold Pieces

Food

Paper Money

Captured Soldiers

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Question 5 of 10

5. Where did Union troops hold up the center of the Confederate attack for most of the first day? Hint

Shiloh Church

Nashville

The Tennessee River

The Hornet's Nest

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Question 6 of 10

6. What two gunboats supported Union troops on the second day? Hint

Monitor and Virginia

Tyler and Lexington

Monitor and Merrimac

Tyler and Louisville

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who led the first brigade of reinforcements from Buell's army? Hint

William 'Bull' Nelson

Lew Wallace

John McClernand

Jefferson C. Davis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who commanded the Confederates on the second day? Hint

Braxton Bragg

Albert Sidney Johnston

Pierre Beauregard

Joseph Johnston

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Union General went on to write the book 'Ben-Hur'? Hint

William Sherman

Ulysses S. Grant

Don Carlos Buell

Lew Wallace

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who killed William 'Bull' Nelson in a Kentucky hotel after the battle? Hint

John Morgan

Jefferson C. Davis

Nathan B. Forrest

Pierre Beauregard

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the Commander of the Confederates on the first day?

Answer: Albert Johnston

Joseph Johnston commanded the armies in the east. Beauregard was in command on the second day. Lee was in Richmond as an advisor to Jefferson Davis.

2. What Union Division Commander had previously commanded troops in a battle in Virginia?

Answer: William Sherman

Sherman commanded a brigade at Bull Run.

3. What former Vice-President fought at Shiloh for the Confederates?

Answer: John Breckinridge

He was James Buchanan's Vice-President.

4. What new item did the Confederates leave in the Union camps after they drove the Northern troops away?

Answer: Paper Money

The Confederates viewed the newly-instituted 'greenbacks' as completely worthless.

5. Where did Union troops hold up the center of the Confederate attack for most of the first day?

Answer: The Hornet's Nest

6. What two gunboats supported Union troops on the second day?

Answer: Tyler and Lexington

7. Who led the first brigade of reinforcements from Buell's army?

Answer: William 'Bull' Nelson

8. Who commanded the Confederates on the second day?

Answer: Pierre Beauregard

Beauregard took over when Johnston was wounded.

9. What Union General went on to write the book 'Ben-Hur'?

Answer: Lew Wallace

This became a literary classic.

10. Who killed William 'Bull' Nelson in a Kentucky hotel after the battle?

Answer: Jefferson C. Davis

Jefferson C. Davis was a Union General. He was promoted during the war. The President of the Confederate States of America was Jefferson F. Davis.

Source: Author TheJay

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