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The Civil War - Part H Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about CSA generals killed or mortally wounded in battle. I will give you either the battle in which they were killed or wounded, or their name and you name the battle. Have fun and please rate the quiz as to quality. No spelling questions.

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

Author
colmosby

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
198,503

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1242

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Question 1 of 10

1. He was the first officer of either army killed on the field at First Manassas in 1861. Hint

James Mcintosh

Francis Bartow

James Rains

William Barksdale

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Question 2 of 10

2. This general was wounded at Bristow Station, Virginia in October of 1863. Hint

Carnot Posey

S. R. Gist

John Jenkins

James Gordon

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Question 3 of 10

3. This general was never promoted to major general but was a division commander as a brigadier general. He was killed February 1865 at Hatcher's Run. Hint

John Pegram

Robert Rodes

Stephen Ramseur

William Pender

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where was Gen. J. J. Pettigrew mortally wounded? Hint

Gettysburg

Yorktown

Petersburg

Falling Waters

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Question 5 of 10

5. This general was killed March 7,1862 on the second day of battle at Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge). Hint

Turner Ashby

Ben McCulloch

Lewis Armistead

Richard B. Garnett

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Question 6 of 10

6. Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston was the highest ranking army commander killed during the war. In what battle was he killed? Hint

Gettysburg

Chancellorsville

Yellow Tavern

Shiloh

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Question 7 of 10

7. This general was killed at the battle of Sharpesburg, Maryland. He once commanded the "Stonewall Division". Hint

William Starke

Robert Rodes

Thomas Jackson

George Anderson

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Question 8 of 10

8. This division commander was killed at Gettysburg on the second day of the battle. Hint

William Pender

Lewis Armistead

W. H. Walker

Robert S. Garnett

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Question 9 of 10

9. Gen. Patrick Cleburne was killed at what battle?
Hint

Fredericksburg

Fair Oaks

Atlanta

Franklin

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Question 10 of 10

10. This CSA general was killed at Pine Mountain, Georgia in June 1864. He was a corps commander and an ordained minister. Hint

William Hardee

A. P. Hill

W. H. Walker

Leondias Polk

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. He was the first officer of either army killed on the field at First Manassas in 1861.

Answer: Francis Bartow

Gen. Bartow was killed on July 21,1861 at the Battle of First Manassas. He had been elected to the Confederate Congress, but resigned to join the CSA Army. In November 1861, the name of Cass County, Georgia was changed to Bartow County to honor him.

2. This general was wounded at Bristow Station, Virginia in October of 1863.

Answer: Carnot Posey

Gen. Posey had led his troops during the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville campaigns. During a minor engagement at Bristow Station, he was wounded in the left thigh by a shell fragment. The wound was thought not to be mortal, but infection set in and he died in Charlottesville, Virginia in November of 1863.

3. This general was never promoted to major general but was a division commander as a brigadier general. He was killed February 1865 at Hatcher's Run.

Answer: John Pegram

When Gen. Ramseur was transferred to take command of another division, Gen. Pegram replaced him. He led his division during the Valley Campaign and then to Petersburg. In February 1865, when Gen. Lee's flank was attacked, his division and that of William Mahone fought off an attack at Hatcher's Run, where he was killed.

4. Where was Gen. J. J. Pettigrew mortally wounded?

Answer: Falling Waters

He led a division during Gen. Pickett's charge at Gettysburg. During the retreat from Gettysburg, he was mortally wounded at Falling Waters on July 14 while commanding his brigade. He was carried back to Virginia but died 3 days later.

5. This general was killed March 7,1862 on the second day of battle at Elkhorn Tavern (Pea Ridge).

Answer: Ben McCulloch

During the battle in northwest Arkansas, he was shot by a Union marksman and killed instantly. He was buried near Austin, Texas.

6. Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston was the highest ranking army commander killed during the war. In what battle was he killed?

Answer: Shiloh

As the second ranking general in the CSA, he was given command of the western theater of operations. After several battles in Tennessee he fell back to northern Mississippi. He moved against Gen. Grant in April 1862 at Shiloh. While directing frontline operations he was wounded in the leg. He didn't consider the wound serious and he bled to death.

7. This general was killed at the battle of Sharpesburg, Maryland. He once commanded the "Stonewall Division".

Answer: William Starke

After Gen. Taliaferro was wounded at Second Manassas, he was given command of the "Stonewall Division". During the battle of Sharpesburg, Gen. Starke was wounded three times and died of his wounds.

8. This division commander was killed at Gettysburg on the second day of the battle.

Answer: William Pender

Gen. Pender's first battle as a major-general was Gettysburg. On the first day his division drove the Union troops from Seminary Ridge. On the second day, while riding down his line to order an assault on Cemetery Hill, he was struck by a shell fragment and mortally wounded. He was carried to Staunton, Virginia during the retreat. He died there July 18, 1863.

9. Gen. Patrick Cleburne was killed at what battle?

Answer: Franklin

Gen. Cleburne was known as "Stonewall of the West". He was the CSA's highest-ranking foreign-born general. When Gen. Hood took his army back to Tennessee in the winter of 1864, Gen. Cleburne was at his place. He was killed at the battle of Franklin on November 30, 1864. He was one of six CSA generals killed at Franklin, Tennessee.

10. This CSA general was killed at Pine Mountain, Georgia in June 1864. He was a corps commander and an ordained minister.

Answer: Leondias Polk

Gen. Polk was an ordained Episcopal bishop. His "Army of Mississippi" was called up to help protect Atlanta. In June 1864 during a conference with General's Johnston and Hardee, he was killed by a cannon ball.

Source: Author colmosby

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