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The Civil War - Part X Trivia Quiz

Hey again. Another quiz for the CW players. A mix again on questions. No spelling.

A multiple-choice quiz by Colmosby. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Colmosby

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
142,457

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
1074

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. At the battle of Yellow Tavern, who was second in command when Gen. Stuart was killed?
Hint

Fitzhugh Lee

Magruder

Hampton

Averell

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who was the commanding Gen. of the Union cavalry at the battle of Yellow Tavern? Hint

Butler

Pleasonton

Sheridan

Custer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Edmund Ruffin was a northern civilian who fought with the Union army at Gettysburg.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What CSA general accompanied President Davis when he fled Richmond? Hint

W. H. F. Lee

Hampton

Bragg

Pickett

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Union general commanded the Federal troops that attacked Roanoke Island, NC? Hint

Butler

Howard

Grant

Burnside

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Question 6 of 10

6. Where was the CSA flag officially lowered for the last time? Hint

Wilmington, N. C.

Paris, France

Liverpool, England

Mexico City, Mexico

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Question 7 of 10

7. What CSA officer led the 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry? Hint

Stuart

Mosby

"Rooney" Lee

Jackson

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was superintendent of female nurses for the Union Government? Hint

Clara Barton

Dorothea Dix

Louisa May Alcott

Lydia Bixby

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Question 9 of 10

9. When Gen. Lee was informed of this CSA general's death, he said, "I can scarcely think of him without weeping." What CSA general was he talking about? Hint

Stuart

Armistead

Jackson

Garnett

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Question 10 of 10

10. There were three types of flags in the Civil War. They were known as a color, a standard, and an ensign. What type of unit would carry a standard? Hint

Mounted troops

Navy Ship

Infantry

Ambulance Service

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. At the battle of Yellow Tavern, who was second in command when Gen. Stuart was killed?

Answer: Fitzhugh Lee

When Gen. Stuart was wounded he told Gen. Lee to continue because he knew he would do what was right. As Gen. Stuart was being carried from the field, he told his men "to go back, and do their duty."

2. Who was the commanding Gen. of the Union cavalry at the battle of Yellow Tavern?

Answer: Sheridan

Sheridan had 10,000 men in three divisions against only 3,000 CSA troopers. The Union troopers had Spencer rapid-firing seven shot carbines.

3. Edmund Ruffin was a northern civilian who fought with the Union army at Gettysburg.

Answer: False

Ruffin witnessed the execution of John Brown. He rallied around the cause of the South. He was too old for military service, but he traveled to Manassas to participate in the battle. Two months after the surrender he killed himself.

4. What CSA general accompanied President Davis when he fled Richmond?

Answer: Bragg

When President Davis fled Richmond in April 1865, he was joined by Gen. Bragg in his flight south and was captured with him in Georgia in May, 1865.

5. Which Union general commanded the Federal troops that attacked Roanoke Island, NC?

Answer: Burnside

In February 1862, Gen. Burnside led about 7,500 troops and captured Roanoke Island in one of the rear amphibious operations of the Civil War, giving the Union Navy a refueling station on the North Carolina coast.

6. Where was the CSA flag officially lowered for the last time?

Answer: Liverpool, England

On November 6, 1865 aboard the CSS Shenandoah at Liverpool, England by Lt. James Waddell.

7. What CSA officer led the 43rd Battalion of Virginia Cavalry?

Answer: Mosby

It was the offical name of Mosby's Rangers as designated by the CSA.

8. Who was superintendent of female nurses for the Union Government?

Answer: Dorothea Dix

Dix was better known as "Dragon Dix" by some nursing applicants. Dix insisted that army nurses be at least 30 yrs old and plain looking.

9. When Gen. Lee was informed of this CSA general's death, he said, "I can scarcely think of him without weeping." What CSA general was he talking about?

Answer: Stuart

When Gen. Lee was informed of Gen. Stuart's death at Yellow Tavern he expressed his grief.

10. There were three types of flags in the Civil War. They were known as a color, a standard, and an ensign. What type of unit would carry a standard?

Answer: Mounted troops

A standard was carried by mounted troops, a flag by infantry, an ensign was flown from a ship.

Source: Author Colmosby

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