1 - "The 11th Connecticut, under Colonel Henry W. Kingsbury, had the unenviable
task of feeling out the enemy strength across the [Creek]. After a brief
artillery bombardment, Kingsbury got his men down to the creek, using the
cover of the Rohrbach lane. The Connecticut boys managed to form a skirmish
line well spread out along the bank, but the Rebels had them in easy range and
losses mounted rapidly. Captain John Griswold led his company in an attempt
to wade the creek below the bridge, but one man after another, including the
captain, were shot down in the water. Then Colonel Kingsbury was hit four times
in quick succession and the enemy fire became too much to stand any longer and
the regiment fell back, a third of its men dead or wounded. Kingsbury was
carried back to the Rohrbach farmhouse, where presently he died."
What Battle is being described?
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2 -
In Robert E. Lee's Council of War on June 23, 1862, he explained the eight
conclusions he had reached regarding the current situation:
1. ...
2. It was necessary to assume the offensive.
3. The offensive could not take the form of a direct assault because the
troops were inexperienced, the positions strong, and the Union artillery too
powerful.
4. If there could be no direct assault, there must be a turning movement.
5. This was invited by the fact that McClellan was astride the
Chickahominy, with his forces divided by that stream.
6. McClellan's right wing, north of the Chickahominy, could be more
readily attacked than his left wing south of that stream.
7. A successful attack north of the river would threaten McClellan's
communications. The Federal commander would then be forced to call his whole
army north of the Chickahominy to defend his base or would have to seek a
new base on James River.
8. To overwhelm the Union right, north of the Chickahominy, it would be
necessary to concentrate very heavily there.
Lee's first conclusion is often cited in reference to a later situation in
the war.
Briefly, what was Lee's first conclusion?
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3 - What battle is often called "The battle that saved Washington?"
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4 - Many locations were unknown to the public before the Civil War. Afterwards,
they became well known.
The following columns list locations (1 through 10) and battles (A through J).
Please associate the locations with the battle that made them famous. Your
answer will consist of the ten location numbers combined with the related
battle letters separated by commas. (i.e. "1A, 2F, 3D, etc.").
1 - Marye Heights
2 - Carnton Plantation
3 - Dunker Church
4 - City Point
5 - Bloody Angle
6 - Hornet's Nest
7 - Brotherton Cabin
8 - Lutheran Theological Seminary
9 - Stone House
10 - Watt House
A - Antietam
B - Petersburg
C - Chickamauga
D - Franklin
E - Fredericksburg
F - Gaines' Mill
G - Gettysburg
H - Manassas
I - Spotsylvania
J - Shiloh
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5 - Colonel Nathan Bedford Forest said, "I then stated that I had not come
out for the purpose of surrendering my command, and would not do it if they
would follow me out; that I intended to go out if I saved but one man."
On February 16, 1862, General U. S. Grant stated, "No terms except an
unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted."
What was the name of the battle addressed in these two statements?
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6 - The map below is a current map with March 1865 troop dispositions.
What battle does this map represent? (Note that the Beaver Dam Creek on this
map is not associated with the Beaver Dam Creek battlefield located in the
Richmond Virginia.)
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7 - This National Cemetery, the nation's smallest military cemetery, was
established in December 1865 as the burial place of 54 Union casualties of
the battle.
What is the name of the National Cemetery?
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8 - What was Chimborazo and where was it located?
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9 -
At Round Forest, the only Union position to hold throughout the first day
of the battle, the first Confederate attack came at 10 a.m. and was broken
up by Union artillery. An hour later another attack carried within 150
yards of the Union line before being stopped. This monument erected in
1863 by supporters of [...]'s brigade is arguably the nation's oldest
intact Civil War memorial.
What is the name of this monument?
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10 - The following image shows the three official Confederate flags
and the Confederate Battle Flag
Using the numbers at each flag, list the flags chronologically (i.e. 1,2,3,4).
