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Civil War Middle Names Trivia Quiz

Middle initials and so much more.

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

Author
ricbatcheller

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
300,604

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
498

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Question 1 of 15

1. The brains of the Confederacy Judah P. Benjamin, the P. stands for? Hint

Preston

Peters

Prescott

Philip

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Question 2 of 15

2. One of the most highly esteemed of Union corps commanders was John F. Reynolds, who was to die the first day at Gettysburg what does the F. stand for? Hint

Franks

Fulton

Fredricks

Fairchild

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Question 3 of 15

3. Thomas J. Jackson - you can call him Tom Fool, Old Blue Light, or Stonewall, but the J. stands for this? Hint

Jameson

James

Jonathan

Jones

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Question 4 of 15

4. Joseph E. Johnston led the Army of Tennessee in its last ditch efforts to stop Sherman in the Carolina's. The E. stands for? Hint

Edward

Egbert

Eggleston

Everett

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Question 5 of 15

5. Though his ship, the Kearsarge, sank the scourge of the seas, the Alabama, John A. Winslow was outraged that Raphael Semmes escaped capture. What does the A. stand for? Hint

Ancrum

Agustus

Armstromg

Avery

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Question 6 of 15

6. Known as "Little Ellick" because of his 90 pound weight, Alexander H. Stephens was the only vice president of the Confederacy. What does that H. stand for? Hint

Hayes

Hume

Hodges

Hamilton

7. Richard R. Kirkland took water to the wounded Federals at the base of the hill in front of the stonewall at Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg, becoming known as the "Angel of Marye's Heights. The R. stand for? Hint

Ross

Rowland

Reynolds

Rogers

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Question 8 of 15

8. The "McClellan Saddle" was developed by the man Lincoln said had a case of the slows, George B. McClellan. What does the B. stand for? Hint

Baynes

Brinton

Brown

Braynard

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Question 9 of 15

9. "Old Jube" made it as far as Fort Stevens in Washington, saying "We didn't capture Washington but we scared old Abe Lincoln like heck." What does the A. in Jubal A. Early stand for? Hint

Aitch

Arthur

Anderson

Addams

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Question 10 of 15

10. When Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney died the headline read, "Taney has earned the gratitude of the country by dying at last!" What does the B. stand for? Hint

Bell

Bentley

Brooke

Benjamin

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Question 11 of 15

11. Daniel E. Sickles didn't like the sector assigned to his men on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, so he moved them out to one that he liked better - into the Peach Orchard and Wheat Field along the Emmetsburg Road, now known as the Sickles Salient. What does the E. stand for? Hint

Euctis

Edgar

Edwards

Enfield

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Question 12 of 15

12. The assaults of "Meagher's Irish Brigade" on Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg was slaughter. Thomas F. Meagher was the leader of the Irishmen. The F. stands for? Hint

Franklin

Finis

Foote

Francis

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Question 13 of 15

13. "With me, who will go with me?" Lewis A. Armistead cried out, as he placed his hat on his sword and moved toward the Union line during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. The A. stands for what? Hint

Adler

Addison

Armstrong

Archer

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Question 14 of 15

14. When William S. Rosecrans moved Thomas J. Wood's division to fill a gap in his line at Chickamauga that wasn't there, he opened up a gap that General Longstreet poured his men through causing almost two-thirds of the Union Army to flee towards Chattanooga. What does the S. stand for? Hint

Smith

Starke

Souie

Samuel

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Question 15 of 15

15. Hugh J. Kilpatrick dropped his first name and went by this name which his middle initial J. stood for,what is it? Hint

John

James

Judson

Jett

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The brains of the Confederacy Judah P. Benjamin, the P. stands for?

Answer: Philip

During his tenure as Secretary of State he managed to get foreign loans for the Government, but not the diplomatic recognition that had been hoped for.

2. One of the most highly esteemed of Union corps commanders was John F. Reynolds, who was to die the first day at Gettysburg what does the F. stand for?

Answer: Fulton

On his way to Gettysburg Reynolds was given breakfast by a lady who would not accept payment for it. Reynolds told her to take it because he might not get back this way later to pay her.

3. Thomas J. Jackson - you can call him Tom Fool, Old Blue Light, or Stonewall, but the J. stands for this?

Answer: Jonathan

When told of Jackson's wounding Lee said "He has lost his left arm but I have lost my right." After Jackson's death Lee said "I know not how to replace him."

4. Joseph E. Johnston led the Army of Tennessee in its last ditch efforts to stop Sherman in the Carolina's. The E. stands for?

Answer: Eggleston

At Sherman's funeral it was raining and a friend told Johnston to put on a hat or he would catch pneumonia, to which Johnston replied "If Sherman was in my place and I in his, he would not put on his hat." Days later Johnston died of pneumonia.

5. Though his ship, the Kearsarge, sank the scourge of the seas, the Alabama, John A. Winslow was outraged that Raphael Semmes escaped capture. What does the A. stand for?

Answer: Ancrum

After he found out that Winslow had lowered chains with planks on them over the side of the Kearsarge to help protect it from the Alabama"s guns, Semmes thought it was not a fair fight.

6. Known as "Little Ellick" because of his 90 pound weight, Alexander H. Stephens was the only vice president of the Confederacy. What does that H. stand for?

Answer: Hamilton

Finding that his advice was often ignored, Stephens left Richmond and very seldom returned. He was outspoken about his hope for a negotiated peace.

Answer: Rowland

Kirkland was a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina was killed ten months later at the battle of Chickammauga.

8. The "McClellan Saddle" was developed by the man Lincoln said had a case of the slows, George B. McClellan. What does the B. stand for?

Answer: Brinton

"Little Mac" once out numbered the Confederates by 120,000 to 11,000 in front of Yorktown, but still did nothing.

9. "Old Jube" made it as far as Fort Stevens in Washington, saying "We didn't capture Washington but we scared old Abe Lincoln like heck." What does the A. in Jubal A. Early stand for?

Answer: Anderson

During the fighting at Fort Stevens Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. saw a civilian onlooker and said, "Get down you damn fool, before you get your head shot off!" The onlooker was Abe Lincoln.

10. When Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney died the headline read, "Taney has earned the gratitude of the country by dying at last!" What does the B. stand for?

Answer: Brooke

In his decision on Dred Scott, Taney wrote that slaves were not citizens of the United States or Missouri therefore could not sue for freedom. Further more slaves had no rights that a white man had to recognize, They were property.

Answer: Edgar

Sickles lost his leg during the battle, and donated it to a museum and in later years would visit it. Some say if it were not for the wound he would have been court-martialed for his action. Sickles claimed it saved the Army.

12. The assaults of "Meagher's Irish Brigade" on Marye's Heights at Fredericksburg was slaughter. Thomas F. Meagher was the leader of the Irishmen. The F. stands for?

Answer: Francis

As the Irishmen came on toward the stonewall at Fredericksburg the men who shot them down were Irish. One Irishman stated, "We have come to the land of the free to kill each other."

13. "With me, who will go with me?" Lewis A. Armistead cried out, as he placed his hat on his sword and moved toward the Union line during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. The A. stands for what?

Answer: Addison

Armistead and a few men made it over the wall on Cemetery Ridge and the place where he was shot down is now known as the Highwater mark of the Confederacy.

Answer: Starke

George H. Thomas made a stand at Chickamauga on a rise called Snodgrass Hill and Horseshoe Ridge, with the help of Gordon Granger and the Reserve Corps. He kept it from being a complete rout. For his action he earned the nickname "The Rock of Chickamauga."

15. Hugh J. Kilpatrick dropped his first name and went by this name which his middle initial J. stood for,what is it?

Answer: Judson

With the way that he liked to throw his men into a fight with little or no regard for safety, he was given the nickname "kill-cavalry" by his own men.

Source: Author ricbatcheller

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