QUIZ 22 CHAPTER 14 PP 253-264

Question 1

Union general best known for the way he trimmed his whiskers and combed out the hair on the side of his face

Answer 1

A. E. Burnside

Question 2

great Confederate general who was accidentally shot by his own men as he rode into camp after dark

Answer 2

Stonewall Jackson

Question 3

bold, flamboyant officer whom Robert E. Lee called ‘‘the eyes of the army’’ because he gained information on Northern troop movements

Answer 3

Jeb Stuart

Question 4

Which battle was labeled the ‘‘bloodiest day’’ of the entire Civil War?

Answer 4

Antietam

Question 5

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Answer 5

Bull Run (Manassas)

Question 6

What city served as the capital of the Confederacy?

Answer 6

Richmond, Virginia

Question 7

What city was the last Confederate port on the Mississippi to fall, severing the South from supply lines in the West?

Answer 7

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Question 8

Name one of the advantages which the North had over the South in the Civil War.

Answer 8

more manpower, more factories, better rail system

Question 9

Name the first two ironclad ships of the Civil War

Answer 9

Merrimac and Monitor

Question 10

What great general served as commander of the Confederate forces

Answer 10

Robert E. Lee!