Real American Civil War Quiz

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1. What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
Montgomery
Richmond
Charleston
Nashville
2. During what Civil War battle was the famous Pickett's Charge?
Chancellorsville
Antietam
Gettysburg
Richmond
3. What battle contained the single deadliest day in American history?
Gettysburg
Antietam
Chancellorsville
Vicksburg
4. What day did Abraham Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?
September 16, 1863
November 19, 1863
December 24, 1862
January 7, 1863
5. Approximately how many Americans died during the Civil War?
220,000-380,000
620,000-750,000
1,100,000-1,270,000
450,000-540,000
6. What was Ulysses S. Grant's real name?
Andrew Stuart Grant
Ulysses Porter Grant
Ambrose Ulysses Grant
Hiram Ulysses Grant
7. What was the first state to secede from the Union?
Alabama
South Carolina
Mississippi
Tennessee
8. Where were the first shots of the Civil War taken?
Bull Run
Fort McHenry
Gettysburg
Fort Sumpter
9. What was the nickname given to William Tecumseh Sherman by his troops?
Little William
Sherm
Steel Sherman
Uncle Billy
10. What was the first battle between Ironclad warships?
Battle of Hampton Roads
First Battle of Charleston Harbor
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Shiloh
11. At what battle was Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson shot by his own troops?
Gettysburg
Chancellorsville
First Bull Run
Sharpsburg
12. Who was the famous Union general who "Marched to the Sea"?
George B. Mclellan
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumseh Sherman
George Henry Thomas
13. Where did Robert E. Lee sign his surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Arlington
Gettysburg
Appomattox Court House
Washington D.C.
14. Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Newman
15. The capture of what city occurred from April 25 to May 1 in 1862? The capture of this city helped the Union to secure the Mississippi and is considered a turning point in the Civil War.
Jackson
Mobile
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
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