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Average Civil War Generals Quiz | 10 Questions | History

We all know the history of a lot of the Civil War generals and what they were famous for. Here is a quiz about some of the things you might not know about them.

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

Author
daisywva

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
213,043

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. After his surrender, a Federal Court indicted Robert E. Lee for treason. Which well known Union general threatened to resign if the charges were not dropped? Hint

George McClellan

U.S. Grant

Ambrose Burnside

Joseph Hooker

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Question 2 of 10

2. After the war who was the only Confederate general to join the Republican party? Hint

James Longstreet

Leonidas Polk

Braxton Bragg

George Pickett

3. The famous cavalry leader JEB Stuart was married to Flora Cooke. Her father was Phillip St. George Cooke of the Union Army. After the war began Jeb and his father-in-law never spoke again. In fact Jeb Stuart instructed his wife Flora to: Hint

Never speak to her father again

Change the name of their son who was named after her father

Write her father an insulting letter

Keep away from all her family

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Question 4 of 10

4. This legendary Union general was known to be slow to move his troops. In fact President Lincoln once said "If he is not using the army I should like to borrow it for a while". Who was the general? Hint

Benjamin Butler

George B. McClellan

William Tecumseh Sherman

Winfield Scott Hancock

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Question 5 of 10

5. Some time before the war General Lewis Armistead was a cadet at West Point. What did he do to fellow cadet Jubal Early that caused Armistead to have to resign from West Point? Hint

He hit Early over the head with a plate

He broke Early's arm

He gave Early a black eye

He shot and wounded him

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Question 6 of 10

6. After Lee's army had surrendered, this well know Union general came and talked with Lee. They had known each other before the war. General Lee playfully told him that "The years were telling upon him". To this the general replied "Not years, but General Lee himself has made me gray". Who was it? Hint

General George Meade

General Joshua Chamberlain

General Joseph Hooker

General Winfield Scott Hancock

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was the last surviving general of the C.S.A.? Hint

Robert E. Lee

James Longstreet

George Pickett

Felix H. Robertson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Robert E. Lee had a servant who served as a cook and traveled with him throughout the war. This servant was a freed slave. What was his name? Hint

Frederick A. Lee

James Edward Lee

John Houston Lee

William Mack Lee

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Union general said these words before a major battle, "I've got Robert E. Lee right where I want him, and even God Himself cannot stop me from destroying him"? Hint

General John Pope

General Joseph Hooker

General U.S. Grant

General George Meade

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Question 10 of 10

10. This Confederate general's last words were, "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees". Who was he?
Hint

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

James Longstreet

J.E.B. Stuart

Lewis A. Armistead

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. After his surrender, a Federal Court indicted Robert E. Lee for treason. Which well known Union general threatened to resign if the charges were not dropped?

Answer: U.S. Grant

At the surrender at Appomattox, Grant had promised Lee that no officers would be prosecuted for treason. After President Lincoln was assassinated some Northerns wanted revenge against the South. In June 1865 Robert E. Lee was indicted for treason. General Grant went to the White House and confronted President Andrew Johnson demanding that the terms of the Surrender be kept.

He threatened to resign if charges were not dropped and Johnson backed down.

2. After the war who was the only Confederate general to join the Republican party?

Answer: James Longstreet

Longstreet was a friend of U.S. Grant before the war. He renewed the friendship after the war was over. Eventually he joined the Republican Party. This turned many southerners against him.

Answer: Change the name of their son who was named after her father

Before the war Jeb Stuart and his wife Flora had named their son Philip St. George Cooke Stuart. After the war started and Jeb and his father-in-law were on opposites side, Jeb wrote to his wife telling her to change their son's (given) name. The child was eventually renamed James Ewell Brown Stuart Jr.

Answer: George B. McClellan

McClellan was loved by his troops. He was a brilliant organizer. But he lacked aggressiveness. His caution was well known. Lincoln could not seem to get him to move against or attack his foe.

5. Some time before the war General Lewis Armistead was a cadet at West Point. What did he do to fellow cadet Jubal Early that caused Armistead to have to resign from West Point?

Answer: He hit Early over the head with a plate

Lewis Armistead and Jubal Early were both cadets at West Point in 1836. An altercation took place between them and Armistead hit Early over the head with a mess hall plate. It is not known what the disagreement was about.

Answer: General George Meade

General Meade and General Lee had faced each other over many battlefields. At Gettysburg, Meade had commanded the Union Army. But Meade had also been in many other battles against Lee.

7. Who was the last surviving general of the C.S.A.?

Answer: Felix H. Robertson

Robertson was born in Texas in 1839. He died in 1928.

8. Robert E. Lee had a servant who served as a cook and traveled with him throughout the war. This servant was a freed slave. What was his name?

Answer: William Mack Lee

William Mack Lee was born June 12, 1835 in Westmoreland County Virginia. He grew up at Arlington Heights. He had been freed ten years before the war started. He was very loyal to Robert E. Lee.

9. Which Union general said these words before a major battle, "I've got Robert E. Lee right where I want him, and even God Himself cannot stop me from destroying him"?

Answer: General Joseph Hooker

General Hooker spoke those words right before the Battle Of Chancellorsville - but he didn't have Lee cornered as effectively as he thought.

10. This Confederate general's last words were, "Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees". Who was he?

Answer: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Stonewall died after being wounded in the arm at the Battle of Chancellorsville. His arm was amputated, but he died of pneumonia eight days later.

Source: Author daisywva

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