1) Alpheus Williams of the Twelfth Corps was (as he put it) "a
disbeliever in the retreat." On his own account he sent several
experienced scouts from his command all the way across to the army's
right to see what they could find. By the simple expedient of climbing
the tallest tree in the area they sighted Rebel troops massing...
Williams passed on their report to his corps commander..."who, I
believe, reported the facts to [the General commanding]." Williams
heard nothing further of the matter.
In what battle did this occur?
2) After the retreat, and when resting on the south banks of the
Rapidan, reading of the progress of the march of General Rosecrans's
army towards Georgia, it seemed sinful to lie there idle while our
comrades in the West were in so need of assistance, and I wrote the
Secretary of War suggesting that a detachment should be sent West
from the idle army. General Lee objected, but the suggestion was
ordered to be executed.
Who wrote that?
3) Three times Stuart ordered [him] to withdraw. Not until he was out
of ammunition did the youthful officer limber his gun and gallop
back... "It is glorious to see courage in one so young," Lee said
admiringly.
Who was Lee admiring?
4) When Johnson and Stanton proposed to arrest all Confederate
colonels and generals, including those who surrendered at
Appomattox, [he] declared, "You will have to whip me and my army
before one hair of one head of the men whom we captured, and to
whom we promised protection, shall perish."
Who said that?
5) McLaw's topographical description in his report, ... "So long as
Maryland Heights was occupied by the enemy, [the town] could
never be occupied by us. If we gained possession of the heights,
the town was no longer tenable to them."
To what town is he referring?
6) Tying a soldier's hands together at the wrists and slipping them
down over his knees, and then running a stick through under the
knees and over the arms, was called what?
7) Who said "Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of
the trees" and what occurred after he said it?
8) Irwinville, Georgia had a role in Civil War history. What occurred
North of Irwinville, Georgia on May 10, 1865?
9) On June 8, 1862, Union General McClellan wrote his wife. "Well,
whom do you think the letter came from?" McClellan quipped. "From
no one else than ... major-general commanding the Light Division."
Who was the Major-General commanding the Light Division?
10) "191" This number has special significance in the Civil War. To
provide any more information about it would be to give the
answer away.
What was 191? What battle was involved? and what was its impact?
