Civil War Trivia

[LoriDavenport]

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!

[B.L. Davenport]

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.

[LoriDavenport]

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.

[B.L. Davenport]

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

[LoriDavenport]

Thatd be correct my friend!! now lemme find my bigg book i got for christmas and ill get back to ya!

[LoriDavenport]

Who spent his first thirteen months in Confederate uniform without coming under fire or taking part in a general engagement?

[B.L. Davenport]

Was it Lee?

[LoriDavenport]

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??

[B.L. Davenport]

Traveller

[LoriDavenport]

Correct!

In what battle did some Confederate general officers and many men wear uniforms of the U.S. Army?

[B.L. Davenport]

I need a hint cos my first conclusion would be most battles

[LoriDavenport]

I can give you the generals thats bout it..

Johnston, Beaureguard, Longstreet.

[B.L. Davenport]

Battle of Bull Run I think

[LoriDavenport]

Once more you are correct!

What was the highest rank achieved by Robert E. Lee in the U.S. Army?

[B.L. Davenport]

Lieutenant-Colonel

[LoriDavenport]

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?

[B.L. Davenport]

hint please?

[LoriDavenport]

Hes one of the Duke couisns cept fer the last name.

[B.L. Davenport]

Jeb Stuart

[LoriDavenport]

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?

[B.L. Davenport]

I'm not sure how far away the sound would carry but I'd say he could hear the cannon fire?

[LoriDavenport]

sooo close couisn....by the sound of gunfire

Stonewall Jakcson was killed by "Friendly Fire" from what sounthern unit?

[B.L. Davenport]

the 2nd corps his own men

[LoriDavenport]

The eigth north carolina

When the federal Army of Virginia was created in June 1862, who was named to command it?

[B.L. Davenport]

was it General John Pope?