LoriDavenport Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Lets see how many of ya'll know your Civil War. B.L., I know you know your stuff on it, lets see how good ya are heh!Who refused to use pepper on his food, saying it gave him pains in his left leg?Thats the first question ya'll, since some of these are alittle hard, I'll give ya'll time to think and if ya need a hint just ask! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 25, 2007 Report Share Posted December 25, 2007 Gah ya twisting my brain here Lori. I'm good but not that good I need a hint Can I cheat on these? I subscribed to a civil war magazine a while back and just got my first two issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Now B.L. cheatin aint gonna get ya nowheres....heres a hint, in the episode Along came a Duke, Bo said he was General's Lee's right hand man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 General Stonewall Jackson? I'm taking a stab in the dark here my dvd wouldn't play last time i tried to watch that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Thatd be correct my friend!! now lemme find my bigg book i got for christmas and ill get back to ya! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Who spent his first thirteen months in Confederate uniform without coming under fire or taking part in a general engagement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Was it Lee? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 And here I thought B we Davenports had no sense.....thats right....next question then..What was the name of the infamous horse that General Lee rode into battle on most of the time, it was his favorite mount?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Traveller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Correct!In what battle did some Confederate general officers and many men wear uniforms of the U.S. Army? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 I need a hint cos my first conclusion would be most battles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 I can give you the generals thats bout it..Johnston, Beaureguard, Longstreet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Battle of Bull Run I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Once more you are correct!What was the highest rank achieved by Robert E. Lee in the U.S. Army? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 Lieutenant-Colonel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 well thats partialyl right B...its Colonel.heres another who of the C.S.A rode into battle wearing an ostrich plume in his hat and a gray coat lined with scarlet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 hint please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Hes one of the Duke couisns cept fer the last name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Jeb Stuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yep...ya know its amazing that how this thread is about rhe civil war but can still relate to the Dukes...When out of communication with his commander, how could an officer learn where fighting had started? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 I'm not sure how far away the sound would carry but I'd say he could hear the cannon fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 sooo close couisn....by the sound of gunfireStonewall Jakcson was killed by "Friendly Fire" from what sounthern unit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 the 2nd corps his own men Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriDavenport Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 The eigth north carolinaWhen the federal Army of Virginia was created in June 1862, who was named to command it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L. Davenport Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 was it General John Pope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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