Civil War Questions

Introduction

Q1: What years did the Civil War take place?

A1: 1861-1865

Q2: Who was the president during the Civil War?

A2: Abraham Lincoln

Q3: What event began the civil war?

A3: Fort Sumpter

Q4: Which side had the population advantage?

A4: North

Q5: Which side had the best military leadership?

A5: South

Q6: Which side had more war materials and railroads?

A6: North

Q7: What was the bloodiest day of the war?

A7: Antietam

Q8: Which African American regiment led the attack on Fort Wagner?

A8: 54th Massachussetts Infantry

Q9: Who led the 54th Masachusetts Infantry?

A9: Robert Gould Shaw

Q10: When did Lee invade Maryland?

A10: Battle of Antietam

Q11: Who won the battle of Vicksburg?

A11: Union

Q12: Which Confederate General was mortally wounded during the Battle of Chancellorsville?

A12: Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Q13: When did Lee surrender?

A13: April 9 1865

Q14: Where did Lee surrender?

A: Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia

Q15: What was the turning point of the war?

A15: Battle of gettysburg

Q16: Who gave the Gettysburg address?

A16: Lincoln

Q17: Who won the battle of Shiloh?

A17: Union

Q18: Which General did Lee surrender to?

A18: Ulysses S. Grant

Q19: How many Americans died during the Civil War?

A19: 620,000

Q20: Who assasinated Lincoln?

A20: John Wilkes Boothe