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Warriors in Blue Trivia Quiz

This is all about those Warriors in Blue.

A multiple-choice quiz by daisyduke71. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
daisyduke71

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
129,183

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
670

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the last surviving Union general who fought in the Civil War? Hint

General Edwin F. Sumner

General Galusha Pennypacker

General Adelbert Ames

General H. Judson Kilpatrick

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who raised the first U. S. flag over Richmond when the Confederate capital was captured by Federal forces on Monday, April 3, 1865? Hint

Colonel Johnston L. de Peyster

General Herman Haupt

Private John Huff

Major Herman Haupt

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was 'bully soup'? Hint

Stew

Hot cereal

Lemonade

Coffee

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who was the commander of Camp Douglas, the notorious Union prison for 10,000 captured Confederate near Chicago? Hint

General H. Judson Kilpatrick

General Robert L. McCook

Colonel Benjamin J. Sweet

General C. F. Smith

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Question 5 of 10

5. Name the female Union spy who was captured by General Braxton Bragg's Confederates in Kentucky and was sentenced to be hanged. Hint

Jennifer Cushman

Jennifer Smith

Pauline Cushman

Pauline Smith

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who were "Sherman's Gorillas"? Hint

Soliders from Southwest

Soliders From Northeast

Soldiers from Northwest

Soldiers from the Midwest

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Question 7 of 10

7. How old was 'Johnny Shiloh' (also known as the 'Drummer Boy') when he enlisted? Hint

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Question 8 of 10

8. How much was a black solider, in the Union army, payed per month? Hint

$15

$10

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Question 9 of 10

9. What rank did officer Robert Anderson, who surrendered Fort Sumter, attain? Hint

Major

General

Colonel

Sergeant

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Civil War battle claimed the life of the grandson of Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere? Hint

Batle of Perryville

Gettysburg

Battle of Chancellorsville

Battle of Missionary Ridge

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the last surviving Union general who fought in the Civil War?

Answer: General Adelbert Ames

The last surviving general was General Adelben Ames of Maine, who died in Ormand, Florida, on April 13, 1931, at age 98.

[ Aaron Daggett died in May 1938, a month short of his 101st birthday. He was the last surviving general of any rank who fought in the civil war. He was appointed a brevet brigadier general nine months after the end of the civil war. A brevet appointment is a higher rank title bestowed as a reward, but does not confer the authority and privileges of real rank. ]

2. Who raised the first U. S. flag over Richmond when the Confederate capital was captured by Federal forces on Monday, April 3, 1865?

Answer: Colonel Johnston L. de Peyster

On this morning, Federal calvary units entered Richmond, Virginia, and Colonel Johnston L. de Peyster raised the Union flag over the Virginia statehouse, where the Confederate congress had met.

3. What was 'bully soup'?

Answer: Hot cereal

'Bully soup,' also called 'panada,' was a hot cereal served with great frequency to Federal troops. It consisted of cornmeal and crushed hardtack boiled in water, wine, and ginger.

4. Who was the commander of Camp Douglas, the notorious Union prison for 10,000 captured Confederate near Chicago?

Answer: Colonel Benjamin J. Sweet

For most of the way, Camp Douglas was commanded by Colonel Benjamin J. Sweet, a commander of Wisconsin troops, who had been wounded at the battle of Perryville.

5. Name the female Union spy who was captured by General Braxton Bragg's Confederates in Kentucky and was sentenced to be hanged.

Answer: Pauline Cushman

Pauline Cushman, a professional actress, supplied Major General William Rosecrans' Union army with information about Confederate forces in Kentucky, was caught sentenced to death by the Confederates, but was saved by a Confederate retreat.

6. Who were "Sherman's Gorillas"?

Answer: Soldiers from the Midwest

Soldiers from the Midwest in William T. Sherman's command referred to themselves with this name.

7. How old was 'Johnny Shiloh' (also known as the 'Drummer Boy') when he enlisted?

Answer: 11

He was John L. Chem who left home at age 10 and became a drummer in the Union Army. His drum was destroyed by an artillery round at Shiloh. At age 12, he shot a Confederate officer at Chickamauga, later suffered two battle wounds, remained in the army after the war, and retired from the service on the eve of World War I as a major general.

8. How much was a black solider, in the Union army, payed per month?

Answer: $10

During the Civil War 166 black regiments were organized in the U. S. army and, according to official reports, enrolled 178,975 black troops. The pay for most of the war was $10 a month regardless of rank, significantly less then the pay of a white private.

9. What rank did officer Robert Anderson, who surrendered Fort Sumter, attain?

Answer: General

Anderson, who was promoted from major to general following the surrender of Fort Sumter, saw no signifcant action afterwards and was relieved from duty in October, 1861, his health seriously damaged by the ordeal at Fort Sumter.

10. Which Civil War battle claimed the life of the grandson of Revolutionary War hero Paul Revere?

Answer: Gettysburg

Colonel Paul Joseph Revere, an officer in the 20th Massachusetts and a grandson of Paul Revere, was mortally wounded at Gettysburg.

Source: Author daisyduke71

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