American Civil War

Question 1

What were the dates of the start of the war and the end

Answer 1

April 12th 1861 - May 9th 1865

Question 2

How long did the Civil War last

Answer 2

4 years, 3 weeks and 6 days

Question 3

What side won the American Civil War

Answer 3

The Union

Question 4

What were the outcomes of the War

Answer 4

Union Victory
Slavery abolished
Territorial Integrity preserved
Dissolution of the Confederate States of America

Question 5

What were the two opposing sides

Answer 5

Union states

Confederate States

Question 6

What was the strength of the two sides

Answer 6

Union - 2,200,000

Confederate - 750,000 - 1,000,000

Question 7

Why in terms of casualties is the US Civil War unique

Answer 7

Remains the bloodiest war in US History

Question 8

How many states in total were there in 1861 at the start

Answer 8

34

Question 9

How many states formed the Confederate South and what was the population

Answer 9

11 States
9 million (Including 4 Million slaves)

Question 10

How many States formed the Union and what was the population

Answer 10

21 States

20 Million

Question 11

When and where did the War first break out

Answer 11

12th April 1861, 4.30am, Fort Sumter

Question 12

How many countries recognised the Confederate States of America

Answer 12

The Confederacy was never diplomatically recognized by the United States government, nor was it recognized by any foreign country (although some countries such as Britain and France recognized it as a belligerent power)

Question 13

On what issue was the war mainly fought

Answer 13

Slavery

Question 14

How many casualties were there during the war

Answer 14

Four years of intense combat left 620,000 to 750,000 soldiers dead, a higher number than the number of American military deaths in World War I and World War II

Question 15

How many slaves were freed by the end of the war

Answer 15

4 million

Question 16

From what years were the Reconstruction Era

Answer 16

1863 - 1877

Question 17

What date and year was Abraham Lincoln elected President and what was the vote count

Answer 17

6th November 1860

40% of the Popular vote

Question 18

Who were the Presidents of the two nations

Answer 18

Union - Abraham Lincoln

Confederate - Jefferson Davies

Question 19

What was the first State to succeed from the Union and what date

Answer 19

South Carolina

December 20th 1860

Question 20

What date was Jefferson Davies elected president of the Confederate States of America

Answer 20

February 9th 1861

Question 21

Abraham Lincoln was the ____ president of the United States

Answer 21

16th

Question 22

Who was the commander that opened fire on Fort Sumter

Answer 22

General Pierre Beauregard

Question 23

What state is Fort Sumter in

Answer 23

South Carolina

Question 24

How many men did Abraham Lincoln call for on April 15 1861, three days after Fort Sumter

Answer 24

75,000 Militiamen

Question 25

Who was offered Command of the entire Union Army but turned it down in April 1861

Answer 25

Robert E Lee

Question 26

How Long had Robert E Lee Served in the US Army prior to the War

Answer 26

25 Years

Question 27

What did Abraham Lincoln Call for on 19th April 1861

Answer 27

a Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports

Question 28

What date did Robert E Lee resign his Commission to the United States Army

Answer 28

20th April 1861

Question 29

On July 4th 1861, Congress authorised a call for how many men

Answer 29

500,000

Question 30

What was the first Major Battle of the Civil War and what was the date

Answer 30

Bull Run (Manassas), July 21st 1861

Question 31

Who were the Generals at the first Battle of Bull Run

Answer 31

Union - Winfield Scott / Irvin McDowell | Confederate - P. G. T. Beauregard / Joseph E. Johnston

Question 32

Who were the Victors at the First Battle of Bull Run

Answer 32

Confederetes

Question 33

Who was the General that earned a nickname at Bull Run and what was it

Answer 33

Thomas Jackson "Stonewall"

Question 34

Who did Lincoln appoint as Commander of the Potomac on July 21st 1861

Answer 34

Gen George McClellan

Question 35

Who did George McClellan replace as commander of the Potomac in July 1861

Answer 35

Irvin McDowall

Question 36

When was George McClellan made General in Chief of the Union Forces

Answer 36

1st November 1861

Question 37

Who did George McClellan replace as General in Chief

Answer 37

Winfield Scott

Question 38

What happened on 8th November 1861

Answer 38

diplomatic crisis for President Lincoln as two Confederate officials sailing toward England are seized by the U.S. Navy. England, demands their release, threatening war. Lincoln eventually gives in and orders their release in December.

Question 39

What did Abraham Lincoln call for on 31st January 1862

Answer 39

General War Order No. 1 calling for all United States naval and land forces to begin a general advance by February 22

Question 40

What were the victorys gained by the Union in February 1862

Answer 40

Victory for Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson

Question 41

What event occurred on 20th February 1862

Answer 41

President Lincoln is struck with grief as his beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie, dies from fever, probably caused by polluted drinking water in the White House.

Question 42

What were the names of the two iron Ships that fought in March 1862

Answer 42

Union - Monitor | Confederate - Merrimac

Question 43

What was the outcome of the battle between the Merrimac and the Monitor

Answer 43

Draw

Question 44

What began in March 1862

Answer 44

he Peninsular Campaign began as McClellan's Army of the Potomac advances from Washington down the Potomac River to south of the Confederate Capital of Richmond, Virginia

Question 45

What date was the Battle of Shiloh

Answer 45

6/7th April 1862

Question 46

Who was the Victor at the Battle of Shiloh

Answer 46

Union

Question 47

Who were the Commanders at the Battle of Shiloh

Answer 47

Union - Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's | Confederate - Albert Sydney Johnston

Question 48

What were the casualties at Shiloh

Answer 48

13,000 Union | 10,000 Confederate

Question 49

What was the Union Victory 24th April 1862

Answer 49

17 Union ships under the command of David Farragut move up the Mississippi River then take New Orleans, the South's greatest seaport

Question 50

Who was badly wounded and died at Seven Pines

Answer 50

Joseph Johnston

Question 51

What Battle Was fought On May 31st 1862

Answer 51

Battle of Seven Pines

Question 52

Who was the Victor at Seven Pines

Answer 52

Pyrrhic Union Victory

Question 53

What date did Robert E Lee assume command of Confederate Forces

Answer 53

1st June 1862

Question 54

What happened between June 25th and July 1st 1862

Answer 54

The Seven Days Battles as Lee attacks McClellan near Richmond, resulting in very heavy losses for both armies. McClellan then begins a withdrawal back toward Washington

Question 55

Who did Abraham Lincoln make as General in Chief on July 11th 1862

Answer 55

After four months as his own general-in-chief, President Lincoln hands over the task to Gen. Henry W. (Old Brains) Halleck.

Question 56

What date was the Second Battle of Bull Run

Answer 56

August 29/30 1862

Question 57

Who were the Victors at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run

Answer 57

The Confederates

Question 58

Who Commanded the Union Forces at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run

Answer 58

John Pope

Question 59

Who commanded the Confederate Forces at the 2nd Battle of Bull Run

Answer 59

Thomas Jackson and James Longstreet

Question 60

What were the forces at the Second Battle of Bull Run

Answer 60

75,000 Union 55,000 Confederate