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U.S. Civil War Decoder

Guess each short answer. Then combine the first letters of each answer to make a famous quote.
Except for the quote, all the answers are a single word
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First submittedJune 5, 2015
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Hint
Answer
F
____ Sumter
Fort
O
Five soldiers born in this state
would later become President
Ohio
U
The U in U.S. Grant
Ulysses
R
Confederate capital
Richmond
S
General Jackson's nickname
Stonewall
C
Famous nurse: _____ Barton
Clara
O
Whites-only state admitted to
the Union in 1859
Oregon
R
Period that followed the war
Reconstruction
E
____________ Proclamation
Emancipation
A
Movement to end slavery
Abolition
N
Confederate state capital captured
by the Union in 1862
Nashville
D
President of the Confederacy
Davis
S
Main cause of the war
Slavery
E
Confederate general Jubal _____
Early
V
Most populous Confederate state
Virginia
 
Hint
Answer
E
Confederate general Richard S. _____
Ewell
N
Victorious side of the war
North
Y
Confederate battle cry: Rebel ____
Yell
E
Robert Lee's middle name
Edward
A
Battle of __________ Court House
Appomattox
R
New mode of transportation
leveraged by the North
Railroad
S
Lincoln's hat style
Stovepipe
A
Battle also known as Sharpsburg
Antietam
G
Deadliest battle
Gettysburg
O
___ times there are not forgotten
Old
 
Quote
Four score and seven years ago
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54 Comments
magnet0
+7
Level 55
Sep 16, 2015
I think you should allow train to count for railroad.
mikeb
+15
Level 65
Sep 16, 2015
"seven yeaTs ago"?
TomatosRaafatos
+6
Level 74
Sep 16, 2015
He mains keep it as it is, but accept train as a correct answer for 'railroad'
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jun 14, 2019
Okay, train will work now
samiamco
+18
Level 69
Jun 17, 2019
Bah! Yeats has no place in this quiz. How did he sneak in here over from Poetry?
Ryan6
+3
Level 49
Jul 1, 2019
four score and seven y e a t s ago
RuthlessCosmo
+4
Level 74
May 30, 2022
Yeats did write about Ireland's civil war: "Last night they trundled down the road/That dead young soldier in his blood." from "Meditations in Time of Civil War."
catcat
+10
Level 61
Oct 12, 2016
Could you allow railways or just rail? That's what it's called in UK and the commonwealth.
Kestrana
+4
Level 60
Sep 17, 2015
I don't understand the relevancy of Natchez - other clues that would seem to fit better would be North Carolina (slave state), Nashville (largest city in TN and site of a major battle that essentially destroyed the Confederate army of TN), Nathan (Bedford Forrest), and Navy/Naval (blockade or type of battle fought by the Monitor & Merrimac).
perrucci
+2
Level 57
May 17, 2016
President Jefferson Davis was from there.
IsleAuHaulte
+4
Level 90
Jul 8, 2018
It's maybe the best preserved antebellum mansion city in the South today. They famously surrendered wisely and didn't suffer the complete destruction that Vicksburg and Meridian and all other important Southern cities did.
POOCH
+3
Level 72
Apr 3, 2019
Natchez was a very important city in the Antebellum South. It was an important shipping center (the Natchez Trace), cultural, financial, and social center, and the home of more millionaires per capita than any other city in the US at the time. It was founded in 1716 making it one of the oldest permanent southern settlements east of the Mississippi. The town/settlement of Nashville was not the largest city in Tennessee at that time. It was way behind Memphis which was behind Natchez in importance to the area. To sum it up, Natchez was one of the most relevant cities in the American South before and during the Civil War. I'm not saying your suggestions are not correct or important, just trying to say that Natchez is as important and fits the category very well.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jun 14, 2019
Changed it to Nashville as Natchez was largely skipped over in the war.
YantheMan
+7
Level 66
Sep 17, 2015
I only got Jubal Early because of Firefly.
samiamco
+7
Level 69
Jun 17, 2019
I am embarrassed to the say the same. Although I think we do somewhat redeem ourselves just on the basis of being Firefly fans.
Sonicfanrs
+2
Level 28
Sep 18, 2015
Cool quiz format.
awesomeguy
+2
Level 36
Mar 8, 2016
Please accept "Union" instead of North. It helps!! Thanks
joeythelemur
+5
Level 83
Apr 24, 2017
In a normal quiz, maybe. In one where the first letter of the answer is used for another clue, no.
Maladroit
+5
Level 51
Nov 29, 2017
Did they ever call Jubal Early 'Jubal E'? It sounds like some pretty cool Northern propaganda. 'Put Jubilee over Jubal E.!'
Hdny42
+4
Level 64
May 30, 2022
‘Old Jubilee,’ was one of his nicknames in the south. But northern press and Union generals mainly used his name to mock him whenever be was slow to exploit any opening gains he’d make in a campaign by saying, ‘Early was late.’
bozoclown
+4
Level 55
Apr 10, 2018
The question "free state" or "slave state" is very time-consuming without a description. There are tons to choose from. A slight hint would help with speed.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jun 14, 2019
Done
divantilya
+3
Level 36
Mar 7, 2019
Missed quite a few, but got the quote after two answers.
Frischluftfanatiker
+6
Level 72
Jun 15, 2019
What about secession for the main cause of the war?
divantilya
+15
Level 36
Jun 15, 2019
And why did they secede? Because of slavery.
GAH1968
+4
Level 68
Jul 1, 2019
I put "greed" as the cause of war. Slavery existed in part because of it.
Bdubz
+8
Level 43
Jul 1, 2019
Four score and geven years ago?
DonTheLamplighter
+3
Level 85
Dec 28, 2019
That sounds like a really long time.
kalbahamut
+22
Level 81
Jun 15, 2019
Maybe accept "State's Rights?"

kidding. please don't.

Bdubz
+4
Level 43
Jul 1, 2019
This comment wins
TheRatmeister
+6
Level 87
Jun 15, 2019
Can "Railway" or "Railways" be accepted? They start with R and fit the clue, so there's no reason it shouldn't be accepted.
p4tr1ck
+4
Level 61
Jun 16, 2019
Agreed I've never called it railroad
SRckt98
+4
Level 64
Jun 17, 2019
Curse my inability to spell 'abolition'
drlancy
+3
Level 57
Jun 18, 2019
Tried railway, railline, rails.... dang what could it be? Roads? Nope. Maybe a type of train... like steam engine? Nope. I know it begins with 'R'... ...Definitely think railway should be accepted.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jun 18, 2019
Railway will work now
CartoJuggernaut
+9
Level 70
Jul 1, 2019
"Secession" should really be accepted for "Main cause of the war", seeing how it was the proximate cause
MungoJerry
+8
Level 58
Sep 8, 2019
The South seceded so they could continue slavery.
Bdubz
+3
Level 43
Jul 1, 2019
I got the quote after the first 3 answers
JackintheBox
+4
Level 80
Mar 12, 2021
I got the quote after the first answer!!
gewehr6628
+4
Level 46
Apr 13, 2021
got it on the -9 answer
Hdny42
+2
Level 64
May 30, 2022
Same. Once you have ‘F,’ it’s hard to think what else it could possibly be.
Jacktheguy
+1
Level 91
May 30, 2022
I got it after the first two
Tomtrific
+4
Level 82
Jul 2, 2019
Only 93% knew the North won? I hope the ones that didn't aren't from the U. S...........lol
TheKindCowboy
+1
Level 55
Jun 2, 2022
Safe to say the U.S.A. would be very different if the North hadn't of won
PrinceEric
+3
Level 56
Jul 5, 2019
I really, really think "rail" should be acceptable. That's a common way of talking about the mode of transport, as in "Many people in the city go to work by rail." Anyway, someone who types "rail" surely knows the correct answer without the second half of the word, yeah?
DonTheLamplighter
+7
Level 85
Dec 28, 2019
I guess I'm a little light on my Confederate E-name generals.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 80
Mar 12, 2021
Mee too
gewehr6628
+2
Level 46
Apr 13, 2021
fun and easy quiz. civil war is fun to learn about
Hdny42
+3
Level 64
May 30, 2022
To balance out the ‘E’ hints and not go so deep into Confederate Generals, I’d suggest switching it to asking about who was the primary Union Secretary of War (Edwin Stanton). Stanton’s a MUCH larger figure in the Civil War than Early or Ewell. I’d drop the Early question - since Ewell, who commanded a Corps in the Army of Northern Virginia was a bigger deal than Early - in favor of Edwin.
JWatson24
+2
Level 71
May 30, 2022
I got Ewell because I thought it was Robert Lee's middle name and Edward because I thought it was Jubal's last name. Can't tell if this is a coincidence or if I've heard these names before and scrambled them. Whatever it is, I'll happily take my 2 blunderingly correct answers!
BobIsACoprophage
+1
Level 61
Jun 1, 2022
At the Grant question, I was hoping Quizmaster had allowed his nickname as an easter egg answer. During the latter days of the war, he would refuse any offer of conditional surrender, so they called him "Unconditional Surrender Grant". I still got "Ulysses", but I felt a tiny bit sad when I typed "Unconditional" and nothing happened.
TheKindCowboy
+1
Level 55
Jun 2, 2022
His friends growing up used to call him "Useless"
Andrew169
+1
Level 75
Feb 24, 2023
24/26, thanks for the quiz!
theladyawesome
+1
Level 45
Oct 2, 2024
don't know anything about confederate generals :(
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