The Civil War - Part H Multiple Choice Quiz | U.S. History

Answer: Ohio State Penitentiary

Morgan and 364 of his men were captured at the end of the longest cavalry raid of the war covering more than 700 miles in Ohio and Indiana. He and 30 of his officers were sent to the penitentiary in Columbus. On the night of Nov 20, 1863 they escaped after working on a tunnel for 20 days using two small knives to dig a tunnel.

Answer: Rifle bullets

Rifle bullets caused 90% of the wounds, artillery fire 5%, bayonets less than 4%. No record on land mines. Improvement of muskets by adding rifling to the barrels and the development of new ammunition for the rifled weapons increased their range to 400 yards.

Answer: Virginia

On October 21, 1861, Col. Edward Baker moved his brigade of 1,700 men across the Potomac River from Maryland into Virginia to attack a CSA force camped near Leesburg, Va. On the Virginia side was a 100-foot-high bank called Ball's Bluff.

Answer: Nathaniel Banks

Banks was a political general, and commanded the Union forces in the northern Shenandoah Valley.

Answer: Rosecrans

In one section of his line near the center his troops were so well concealed in the trees he thought there was a gap. To fill this gap he thought he had, he brought up a division from another section of the line creating a quater-mile gap in his line. CSA Gen. Longstreet's troops were able to charge through the gap opened by Rosecrans and split the Union line in two.

Answer: Virginia

Located on the banks of the James River at Richmond, Virginia it was the only major foundry and rolling mill in the south. It specialized in heavy coastal cannon, 12-pounder Napoleons, and three-inch ordnance guns.

Answer: anti-war Democrats

In 1861 Republicans started calling anti-war Democrants "copperheads," likening them to the poisonous snake. By 1863, the peace Democrats had accepted the label, but to them was a likeness of Liberty on the copper penny, and wore pennies as a badge.

Answer: all the above

Getting the Sharps rifles was the only one of Berdan's promises to the recruits that was kept. They did not get extra pay, and were not exempt from picket duty. Of the 2,570 sharpshooters he was able to recruit, 1,008 were killed or wounded during the war.

Answer: NY

The camp was in NY. The CSA prisoners called it "Hellmira". It was created in June 1864. By the end of August 1864 almost 10,000 men were confined there. By the end of the war 2,963 prisoners had died there.

Answer: MO

Union Gen. Lyon launched a surprise attack on CSA troops that were camped on the banks of the creek. The Union troops were routed by superior numbers. About 1,300 casualties were suffered by each side. Lyon's was killed in the battle.