This drug introduced during the Civil War reduced the pain of amputations significantly.
What is Chloroform?
100
April 12, 1861-April 9, 1865
When was the American Civil War?
100
11.
How many states were in the Confederacy?
100
Though he had snubbed him during the McCormick Reaper trial, Abraham Lincoln chose this staunch Democrat to be his Secretary of War.
Who is Edwin Stanton?
100
Lincoln was born in this "show me" state.
What is Kentucky?
200
In just four hours of battle, these two ships rendered every navy in the world obsolete.
What are the Merrimac and the Monitor?
200
Appomattox Courthouse
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
200
His father's nickname in the American Revolution was "Light Horse Harry".
Who is Robert E. Lee?
200
Though it was engaged in a massive Civil War that could have ended its existence, the U.S. government undertook this massive transportation project in 1862.
What is the transcontinental railroad?
200
On this, "A Date That Will Live in Infamy" the Civil War began.
What is April 12, 1861?
300
This Confederate Cavalry officer perpetrated the Fort Pillow Massacre in which 297 Union soldiers, mostly African American were massacred while trying to surrender.
Who is General Nathan Bedford Forrest?
300
Ford's Theater.
Where was Abraham Lincoln shot?
300
Robert E. Lee's plantation in Virginia became this after the war.
What is Arlington National Cemetery?
300
Something you might find on a riverboat, Robert E. Lee named his horse this.
What is Traveller?
400
Following the war, Nathan Bedford Forrest founded this domestic terrorist group.
What is the Ku Klux Klan?
400
They were both elected in '60.
They both had vice presidents named Johnson.
They both had seven letters in their last name.
Their assassins had three names.
Who are Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy?
400
Six years with no re-election.
What was the term of office for the President of the Confederate States of America?
400
At age 23, he became the youngest general in the history of the U.S. Army.
Who is George Armstrong Custer?
400
In order to form a more perfect union, Lincoln freed some of the slaves with this Declaration.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
500
General William T. Sherman took his middle name from this Native American (Shawnee) Chief.
Who is Tecumseh?
500
Because he treated John Wilkes Booth's broken leg, his name will forever be known as this.
What is Mudd?
500
Written during the Civil War, this border state's official song includes the lyrics:
"The Despot's heel is upon thy shore"
"His torch is at thy temple's door"
"Avenge the patriotic gore"
"And be the battle queen of yore."
What is Maryland?
500
Though it only lasted about 3 and a half minutes, Abraham Lincoln used this speech to redefine the United States of America.