CIVIL WAR TRIVIA #1
EXTRA CREDIT CROSSWORD
Think you know a lot about the Civil War? Try your hand at this crossword puzzle. Once you have filled in the
puzzle using the clues that follow, the letters in the shaded boxes of the crossword puzzle will spell out the answer
to the question below. Good luck - this is a tough one!
What is the significance of the following Civil War quote?
"Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees."
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Across
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This was the name of Union General Phillip Sheridan’s horse
6
General Daniel Butterfield composed this famous song during the Peninsula
Campaign in 1862
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This man was Ulysses S. Grant's first Vice President
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This Arizona battle was the westernmost battle of the Civil War
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This was the name of Jefferson Davis' plantation
11
This escaped slave became the first African American to receive the US Medal of
Honor for his service on the USS Marblehead
12
“Green-apple quickstep” was another name for this affliction common to soldiers on
both sides of the war
13
This was the real name of Albert D. J. Cashier, an Illinois enlisted soldier
14
This famous story, later an Oscar-winning movie starring Charlton Heston, was
written by Union General Lew Wallace
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Louis Weichmann was the chief witness against this person in her conspiracy trial, in
which she was found guilty Lincoln and was hanged
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This is the motto of the Irish Brigade, meaning “clear the way”
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This person was the only reported civilian casualty at the battle of Gettysburg
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This was the original name of West Virginia
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This Union general visited his leg in a medical museum every year after the war
20
Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston died from this disease, which he
contracted while marching in the rain as a pallbearer at Union General William T.
Sherman’s funeral
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Jefferson Davis called this location “The Gibraltar of the West”
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This Latin phrase was the motto of the Confederacy, meaning "God is our defender"
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Stonewall Jackson suffered only this defeat during the war, partially because he
would not fight on Sundays
Down
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This man was the first to die in the Civil War
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This Confederate General was the last to surrender his troops, doing so in June of
1865 in the Indian Territory
3
This Northern state was the first to call for the enlistment of African American troops
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William T. Sherman gave this to Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas gift
5
The third largest number of military engagements during the Civil War occurred in
this state
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This was the name of the river running through Andersonville
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This Confederate General was actually the best man at Ulysses S. Grant's wedding
16
This title, somewhat of an oxymoron, was the nickname of Confederate General
Leonidas Polk
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This Commander in Chief of the Union forces had four brothers in law who fought for
the Confederacy
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These were the last words of Robert E. Lee (not “Strike the tents”, as many people
believe)