Civil War History Quiz

1) Who commanded the bombardment of Ft. Sumter? a) General Robert E. Lee b) General Braxton Bragg c) General P.G.T. Beauregard d) General Albert S. Johnston 3) Which states left the Union immediately after South Carolina? a) Georgia, Virginia and Missouri. b) Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. c) Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. d) North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. 5) Who authored the Anaconda Plan to blockade and isolate the Confederacy? a) General Ulysses S. Grant b) General William T. Sherman c) General George B. McClellan d) General Winfield Scott 7) In what state was the Battle of Wilson's Creek? a) Tennessee b) Mississippi c) Missouri d) Georgia 9) Who was the Confederate General who handed General Grant a defeat at Belmont? a) General Leonidas Polk b) General N.B. Forrest c) General Gideon Pillow d) General Simon Bolivar Buckner 2) Who led the Union to defeat at 1st Bull Run/1st Manassas? a) General George B. McClellan b) General George Gordon Meade c) General George H. Thomas d) General Irvin McDowell 4) A grandson of Paul Revere was captured, a son of Oliver Wendell Holmes wounded and a nephew of James Russell Lowell killed at what battle? a) Battle of Fallen Timbers b) Battle of the Wilderness c) Battle of Ball's Bluff d) Battle of Petersburg 6) In what state is Ft. Donelson, where General U.S. Grant demanded "Unconditional Surrender," located? a) Tennessee b) Kentucky c) Alabama d) Mississippi 8) What Union General commanded at the capture of Island No. 10? a) General Don Carlos Buell b) General Ulysses S. Grant c) General John Pope d) General John C. Schofield 10) Which city is farthest South? a) Baltimore, Maryland. b) Washington c) Cairo, Illinois d) Richmond, Virginia

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