What was the nickname of the new military governor of New Orleans after the Union takeover?
Beast
Little Giant
Saint
none of the above
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What was the Union's name for Seven Pines?
Fair Oaks
Bloody Pond
Quiet River
Cupid's Pine
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In October 1862, Union soldiers beat back the Confederates at Perryville, KY, under whose command?
Don Carlos Buell
Braxton Bragg
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
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What fraction of soldiers were treated for venereal disease during the war?
1/10
1/30
1/50
1/5
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Which of the following was not taxed by the Confederacy?
slaves
pianos
gold watches
carriages
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By 1863, what was the average southern family's food bill?
$68
$5.68
$6.90
$12.35
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Which of the following was a blockade runner?
all of the above
Banshee
Jeff Davis
Jackson
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Why was Chatham Mansion of sentimental value to Lee during the Battle of Fredericksburg?
it was where he had courted his wife and it served as Burnside's headquarters
it was where he had courted his wife
it served as Burnside's headquarters
none of the above
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What served as Hooker's headquarters during his attack on Chancellorsville in May 1863?
Chancellor's House
Catherine's Furnace
Duerson's Mill
Tabernacle Church
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How many blockade runners were destroyed during the war?
1,500
1,000
750
200
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On what date did Hooker's army attack Stonewall's at Chancellorsville?
May 2, 1863
May 2, 1862
August 1, 1861
December 25, 1862
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In 1863, how much was a Confederate soldier paid?
$11.10 per month
$20 per month
$8 per month
$17 per month
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By fall 1863, what was the Southern rate of inflation?
10% per month
5% annually
10% annually
none of the above
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Who fought with Robert E. Lee during the fight at Chancellorsville?
Jackson
Burnside
Hooker
neither
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How much did an officer's uniform cost by December 1863?
$2,000
$1,000
$500
$300
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During which battle did Jackson lose his arm?
Chancellorsville
Ft. Sumter
Manassas
Bull Run
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In late September 1863, how much was a Richmond barrel of flour?
$70
$100
$56
$29
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By December 1863, how much was a Richmond barrel of flour?
$250
$100
$56
$70
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When was General McClelland relieved of command by Lincoln a second time?
November 1862
January 1863
March 1861
none of the above
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Who said "he has loft his left arm, but I have lost my right."
Lee
Jackson
Hooker
Burnside
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By 1863, how much were southerners paying for a cake of soap?
$1.10
55 cents
23 cents
45 cents
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What did the Confederacy require farmers to contribute to the cause?
1/10 of their produce
10 cows
15 mules
15 horses
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In 1863, how many brothels were counted in Washington?
450
200
125
222
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What was the name for home-made liquor?
all of the above
Pop Skull
Nockum Stiff
Oh! Be Joyful
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Who was Valiant Val?
all of the above
Clement Vallandigham
campaigner for Governor of Ohio
Congressman
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How tall was Clara Barton?
5 feet
4'3"
5'5"
6'
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How many died during the Battle of Seven Pines?
11,000
4,000
21,000
0
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How did Benjamin Butler, the new military governor of New Orleans after the Union takeover, receive the nickname "Spoons"?
for pocketing silver from confiscated property of those refusing allegiance to the Union
for his love of sloosh
he came from Spoonville
none of the above
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What was the name of Robert E. Lee's wife?
Mary Custis Lee
Virginia Lee
Marilyn Lee
Anna Lee
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What body part did Jackson lose during the war?
left arm
right arm
right foot
left foot
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To whom did the term "contraband" apply to?
any slave encountered by Union army and navy
all escaped slaves
freedmen
none of the above
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Who was Lincoln's first Secretary of War?
Simon Cameron
Hannibal Hamlin
John Johnston
Spotswood Rice
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Who popularized the term "contraband"?
Union General Benjamin Butler
Hannibal Hamlin
Abraham Lincoln
none of the above
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Who was Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury in 1862?
Salmon Chase
William Jackson
Edgar Johnson
John Johnston
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In October 1862, Confederate soldiers were forced to halt at Perryville, KY. Under whose command were the Confederate soldiers?
Braxton Bragg
Don Carlos Buell
George McClellan
Robert E. Lee
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Who was Robert E. Lee's wife?
a granddaughter of Martha Washington
a daughter of Abraham Lincoln
a great granddaughter of John Q. Adams
none of the above
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Who said, "War is not a question of valor, but a question of money"?
Roscoe Conkling
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
none of the above
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Lincoln held a patent on:
a floating device for boats that had run aground
a bullet
a rifle attachment
Lincoln held no patents
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Why did Benjamin Butler, the new military governor of New Orleans after the Union takeover, receive his well-earned nickname "Beast"?
all of the above
ordering a man hanged for suspected desecration of the flag
confiscating property of citizens denying allegiance to the Union
closing down a secessionist newspaper
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An important innovation of the Civil War was a new bullet designed to spin rapidly and travel farther and more accurately than musket balls. Who designed the bullet?
