Battles
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100
What is another name that people use for the battle "Manassas"?
Bull Run
100
Who was President of the United States, at the time of the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
100
What was the basic weapon of a soldier?
single-shot, muzzle-loading percussion musket
100
What was used on soldiers wounds to kill the pain?
Morphine
100
What is the definition of secede mean?
To leave/ dropout
200
What is the first battle of Iron Clad Ships?
Moniter Vs. Merrimack
200
Who was the general of the Union army that defeated Lee?
Ulysses S. Grant
200
Where were most of the south's weapons imported from?
England
200
Although soldiers had a high risk of dying from a bullet, what was the greatest risk they died from?
Diseases
200
What is the "Rebel Yell"?
A yell that the confederates used to scare the Union, while charging at them.
300
Picketts Charge was a part of which battle?
Gettysburg
300
Who was a former slave who escaped to the North and became an abolitionist?
Frederick Douglas
300
Name one reason why were rifles prefered during the Civil War?
They had a long range, and a better accuracy.
300
What was the result of morphin given as opium pills, when the solders returned home?
The soldiers would come home addicted to opium.
300
What is a Iron Clad?
A pure steam powered iron ship.
400
What is a result of the battle of Vicksburg?
The Battle of Vicksburg divided the South. The North controlled the Mississippi River.
400
What was the role of Jefferson Davis during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America.
400
Which rifle was used by General Buford’s men at the Battle of Gettysburgh
The Henry rifle
400
What were Civil War doctors refered to as by their patients and press?
Butchers
400
Since the Confederates did not have to worry about anything accept defending themselves and their land, why did General Lee move his soldiers towards the north?
General Lee was tired of the Union destroying Virginia and the South.
500
Which Battle gave Abraham Lincoln a pass to release the Emancipation Proclamation?
The Battle of Antietam
500
What is George B. McClellan best at? (Hint: Mr. Crock might have gotten a little carried away with it)
Drilling, Drilling, Marching, Drilling, Marching, Parading
500
What is a Minié, and why was it named Minie?
It is a bullet, and was named after the co-developer Claude Etienne Minié.
500
At the beginning of the Civil War, how many surgeons were there in the whole United States?
36 surgeons
500
What is an Acoustic Shadow?
An area through which sound waves fail to transmit. (For Example, at the Battle of Iuka,the wind prevented General Ulysses S. Grant from hearing the sounds of battle and sending of troops.)