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10 Question History Quiz: The Civil War - Part E | U.S. History

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

Author
Colmosby

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
97,313

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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1574

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Question 1 of 10

1. There were two other military installations in Charleston Harbor besides Fort Sumter. Castle Pinckney was one, what was the other? Hint

Fort Moultrie

Fort Mamouth

Fort Pickens

Fort Marion

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who composed the song "Dixie"? Hint

Charles Mason

Henry Hotze

Stuart Flexnar

Daniel Emmett

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Question 3 of 10

3. What battle took place March 8, 1862? Hint

Fort Donelson

Fair Oaks

Cross Keys

Pea Ridge

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Question 4 of 10

4. The CSA never initiated a badge system for identifying their units.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Since I asked the question who wrote the song "Dixie" I'll ask who wrote "The Battle Cry of Freedom? Hint

George Root

Henry Hotze

William Bradbury

Hazel Dill

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Question 6 of 10

6. What year did "Stonewall" Jackson graduate from West Point? Hint

1849

1843

1846

1850

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Question 7 of 10

7. The last battle of the Civil War took place at Palmito Ranch?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Union unit built the tunnel under the CSA position at Petersburg, Va.? Hint

48th Pa.

17th Ny.

107th Pa.

14th Oh.

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Question 9 of 10

9. What Union regiment was at the front on the assault on Battery Wagner at Morris Island? Hint

44th Ohio

17th Pa.

54th Mass.

15th Mass.

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Question 10 of 10

10. The "Hornets' Nest" was part of which battle? Hint

Cold Harbor

Gettysburg

Shiloh

Chancellorsville

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. There were two other military installations in Charleston Harbor besides Fort Sumter. Castle Pinckney was one, what was the other?

Answer: Fort Moultrie

The CSA considered these installations as "foreign authority".

2. Who composed the song "Dixie"?

Answer: Daniel Emmett

Emmett was one of the originators of the black face minstrel shows. He wrote the song in New York City.

3. What battle took place March 8, 1862?

Answer: Pea Ridge

Union troops advanced against CSA Gen. Van Dorn and won a significant victory. Union losses about 1200 men, CSA about 1800 men.

4. The CSA never initiated a badge system for identifying their units.

Answer: True

The Union authorized corps badges in May 1863. The CSA never did initiate this system. Early in the war Gen. Jackson orderded his troops to tie strips of white cloth around their hats to identify them as friends to others CSA troops.

5. Since I asked the question who wrote the song "Dixie" I'll ask who wrote "The Battle Cry of Freedom?

Answer: George Root

Root wrote 28 Civil War songs. The song was inspired after he read Pres. Lincoln's proclamation calling for troops. The song was published in August 1862.

6. What year did "Stonewall" Jackson graduate from West Point?

Answer: 1846

After his graduation in 1846 he was commissioned a 2nd LT. and sent to an artillery unit fighting in the Mexican War.

7. The last battle of the Civil War took place at Palmito Ranch?

Answer: True

Fought May 12, 1865 in Texas. CSA victory but no bearing on the outcome of the War.

8. Which Union unit built the tunnel under the CSA position at Petersburg, Va.?

Answer: 48th Pa.

48th Pa. was composed of coal miners under Col. Pleasants who was a mining engineer. On July 30 at 0430 hrs a 170-foot section on the CSA entrenchments erupted.

9. What Union regiment was at the front on the assault on Battery Wagner at Morris Island?

Answer: 54th Mass.

Led by Col. Robert Shaw, they lost 272 men out of 600.

10. The "Hornets' Nest" was part of which battle?

Answer: Shiloh

The CSA made 12 charges against Gen. Prentiss's division and were repulsed each time. Although he held the CSA off he was forced to order a cease-fire and surrender his 2200 men.

Source: Author Colmosby

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