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QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
Q: What was the nickname of Major General John Magruder?
A: "Prince John".
Q: What was the name of the man that was hanged after the war for his
activity at andersonville Prison?
A: Henry Wirz
Q: Artillery used different rounds against attacking troops. One was the
Canister and the other was Case shot.... What is the difference?
A: The Canister was a shell made with about 96 iron balls held together by a
tin cover, the Case shot was a shell with a timed fuse that would burst over
the attacking troops' heads. Sending pieces of it in to them
Q: What War did Confederate General Robert E. Lee's father fight in?
A: Revolutionary War.
Q: The artillery used round shot, where did they aim when they fired it at
the attacking troops?
A: The round shot was aimed in front of the attacking troops so that it would
skip along the ground, (something like skimming a stone across water causing
great havoc.
Q: What is an "abatis"?
A: An "abatis" is an obstacle formed of trees felled toward the enemy.
Q: What was the name of General Longstreet's horse's?
A: Hero
Q: What Kentucky battle also has, as part of its landscape, a Bull Run?
A: Perryville
Q: What was Brig. General William E. Jones nickname?
A: Grumble, because apparently he did a lot of it
Q: Where did the battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia take
place?
A: Hampton Roads VA.
Q: What was the CSS Virginia before it became a Confederate Iron Clad?
A: The Merrimack
Q: What Kentucky battle also has, as part of its landscape, a Bull Run?
A: Perryville
Q: What Commander of the Army of the Potomac lost 2 nephews to the
Confederate Cause?
A: General George Gordon Meade
Q: What Union Regiment was recruited by Herman Berdan? What Color Uniform
did they wear?
A: The Berdan Sharpshooters, their uniforms were green.
Q: What was the popular name for the US Rifle, Model 1855, a shorter version
of the Rifle Musket of the same year?
A: Harpers Ferry Rifle
Q: At First Bull Run, what fellow brigadier general coined the nickname
"Stonewall" for Thomas J. Jackson?
A: Barnard Bee (Look men, there stands Jackson and his Virginian's like a
Stonewall)
Q: When Robert E. Lee's youngest son entered the army, what was his rank and
duty?
A: Private, cannoneer (Robert E. Lee Jr. age 18)
Q: Who refused to use pepper on his food saying it gave him pains in his left
leg?
A: Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
Q: How many companies made up a regiment?
A: 10 (100 Men to a company, 10 companies in a regiment)
Q: What Confederate Major General, a nephew of Robert E. Lee, later served as
a Major General in the U. S. Army during the Spanish American War?
A: Fitzhugh Lee
Q: What was the "official" name for Andersonville Prison?
A: Camp Sumter
Q: Why was Camp Sumter named "Camp Sumter"?
A: Because it was in Sumter County, Georgia