August 2003 Quiz

1 - What was the most noticeable difference between the Springfield rifle and the Napoleon gun?

2 - Of the "irregular" (partisan) Confederate cavalry, the three most legendary commanders were:

3 - What shape was the emblem of the IV Corps?

4 - Zouave officers commonly wore kepis of (color).

5 - Where did Confederate general Ewell lose a leg?

6 - If an Infantry unit was called a "Company", what was an Artillery unit called?

7 - What was "Order 191"?

8 - Later a leading presidential candidate, he was credited with being the main architect of the Reconstruction program. Who was he?

9 - What was the name of the family who owned the farm where Booth was shot?

10 - The movie "Glory" was based on the exploits of what army regiment?

11 - At the time he was killed, what weapons was Bloody Bill Anderson carrying?

12 - Counting Washington as the first president and George W. Bush as #44, what number was lincoln?

13 - The first president of what is today Louisiana State University was what future Civil War general?

14 - What was the greatest naval bombardment during the war?

15 - How was John Brown foolishly delayed at Harper's Ferry that resulted in his capture?

16 - Who defended future Union gen. Dan Sickles when he murdered his wife's lover in 1857?

17 - What role in the war did Elizabeth Van Lew, known to her Richmond, Va., neighbors as "Crazy Bet", play?

18 - The town of Sharpsburg, Md., is located near what famous creek?

19 - This Month's Hard Question: Farragut's second in command at New Orleans was:

20 - This Month's Impossible Question: How did Confederate Brig. Gen. Matt H. Ransom thank the tree that saved his life by stopping a cannon ball at Boone's Mill in July 1863?

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