Dying Words of Union Soldiers Trivia Quiz

Answer: Edward Baker

Edward Baker was a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. He loved to quote poetry to his men. He said this moments before being shot which meant he missed out on the disaster that befell his command. Lincoln's second son was named for him.

Answer: Philip Kearny

Philip Kearny made this remark to his staff as he rode toward the Confederate lines at Chantilly. He was shot, his body falling into the mud. General Robert E. Lee had his body sent back through the lines for burial.

Answer: John Sedgwick

John Sedgwick uttered these words because his men were ducking from sharpshooter fire almost a thousand yards away. The next shot hit him in the cheek, killing him instantly.

Answer: Pleasant Hackleman

Hackleman was shot through the neck at the Battle of Corinth attempting to rally his retreating men. He died in the Tishomingo Hotel in Corinth, Mississippi after uttering these words.

Answer: Isaac Stevens

Isaac Stevens shouted these words as he carried the flag of the 79th New York Volunteers, his old regiment. They were known as the "Cameron Highlanders". He was shot through the head, dying instantly at the Battle of Chantilly.

Answer: Stephen Weed

Stephen Weed said this on Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg. He was then hit in the chest by a sharpshooter posted in Devil's Den. Lieutenant Hazlett was then killed listening to what Weed was saying. Weed died in the Weikert basement as he asked a young local girl Tillie Pierce to come see him that night.

Answer: James Rice

James Rice was lying on the battlefield of Spotsylvania dying when he uttered these final words. He'd been a teacher before the war and later became a self educated attorney.

Answer: John McConihe

This order was given as McConihe moved out with his men at Cold Harbor and was killed. Because of his actions, he was made a brigadier general with effect from the date of his death.

Answer: Edmund Kirby

Edmund Kirby was promoted to brigadier general by Abraham Lincoln the same day that he died. He had suffered from a severe thigh wound, but insisted that his cannon be removed before himself. Lincoln's gesture of making him a general ensured his family would receive a better pension.

Answer: Thomas Williams

Thomas Williams rallied the 21st Indiana with those final words. The sound of the cheers had just died down when he was killed. Williams was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.