Trivia Game # 29 - Week 2

[hoosier]

Here are the questions for Week 2.

6. What balloonist referred to himself as the “first prisoner of the Civil War?”

7. What Union general is credited with composing the familiar bugle call, “Taps?”

8. During the Civil War, to whom did Washington insiders refer as “Father Neptune?”

9. Cpl. Francis Brownell was the first man to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War. Where did he perform the action for which he was awarded the medal?

10. (Two point question) What Missouri woman became the first female ever to be employed as a military telegrapher during the Civil War?

Responses to these questions will be due by 6:00 PM Eastern time next Saturday, March 5.

Good luck!

[aggie80]

6. Thaddeus Lowe

7. General Butterfield

8. Secretary of the Navy - Gideon Wells

9. In an Inn in Alexandria, Virginia.

10. Louisa E. Volker

[sarladaise]

6. Thaddeus S. Lowe
7. Daniel Butterfield
8. Gideon Welles
9. killed the murderer of Col. Ellsworth, Marshall House, Alexandria, Va.
10. Louisa E. Volker

[dbardes87]

6. Thaddeus Lowe
7. General Daniel Adams Butterfield
8. Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy.
9. The Marshall House Inn, Alexandria, VA
10. Louisa E. Volker

[traveller]

6. What balloonist referred to himself as the “first prisoner of the Civil War?”

Thaddeus Lowe

7. What Union general is credited with composing the familiar bugle call, “Taps?”

Daniel Adams Butterfield

8. During the Civil War, to whom did Washington insiders refer as “Father Neptune?”

Gideon Wells

9. Cpl. Francis Brownell was the first man to earn the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Civil War. Where did he perform the action for which he was awarded the medal?

Alexandria, VA

10. (Two point question) What Missouri woman became the first female ever to be employed as a military telegrapher during the Civil War?

Elizabeth Cogley INCORRECT

[ewc]

6- Prof. TSC Lowe, a Yankee aerialist, landed at Unionville, SC, 20 April, '61, just days after the firing on Ft Sumter. He was on a test flight from Cincinnati for a Trans-Atlantic flight. This however failed to assuage the natives, who wetre convinced he was rather a nefarious Yankee spy. His reputation as a balloonist however secured his release and he returned North to put his services to use for the Union;

7- 'Taps'- General Daniel Butterfield;

8- 'Father Neptune'- President Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles;

9- Brownell, of the Fire Zouaves, accompanied his commander Colonel Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth to the roof of the Marshall House, an inn in Alexandria Virginia to retrieve a Confederate flag displayed there, at the time of the Union occupation of the place, 24 May '61. As Ellsworth descended the steps with the flag, he was shot by James Jackson, the inn's owner. Brownell lunged at Jackson, but was not able to deflect the shot away from Ellsworth, who was killed; Brownell blasted and bayoneted Jackson, killing him. The award was granted in 1877 for this action. Brownell later in '61 received an officer's commission in the Regular Army;

10- Louisa E Volker, who later became an MD to serve the indigent.

ewc

[raggedrebel]

6) Thaddeus S.C. Lowe
7) Dan Butterfield
8) Gideon Welles, U.S. Secretary of the Navy
9) The Marshall House hotel; Alexandria, Va.
10) Louisa E. Volker

[darrin365]

6. Thaddeus Lowe

7. Dan Butterfield, if I remember the movie Gettysburg correctly.

8. Gideon Welles

9. Killing the innkeeper who killed Col. Elmer Ellsworth for hauling down the Confederate flag over the Marshall House Inn.

(However, I would like to add a correction. Brownell’s was the first Civil War action to earn the Medaql of Honor, but he was not the first winner. That honor goes to Bernard J. D. Erwin.
Source: http://www.medalofhonor.com/civilwar/index.htm)


10. Louisa Volker

[hoosier]

We have some new players this week. Always glad to have some fresh fish for the trivia game.

I did notice that one of the new players has entered the same post twice.

In case any new players are wondering why their posts haven't shown up on the board yet, the way the game works is that your posts will not appear on the board until after the moderator (me) approves them. I won't approve any posts, other than my own, until after the 6:00 PM Saturday deadline, because otherwise players who haven't entered their responses yet would be able to see other people's answers, and obviously I don't want that to happen.

[texaswildcat]

1.Thaddeus S. C. Lowe

2. General Daniel Butterfield V Corps brigade commander

3. Abraham Lincoln????? INCORRECT

4. Alexandria, Va., 24 May 1861. Killed the murderer of Colonel Ellsworth at the Marshall House Alexandria, Va.

5. Sarah George Bagley INCORRECT

[dawna]

6. Thaddeus Lowe

7. Daniel Adams Butterfield

8. Secretary of the Navy - Gideon Welles

9. Marshall House

10. Louisa Volker

[cindyscoops]

6. Thaddeus Lowe

7. Daniel Butterfield

8. Gideon Welles

9. Marshall House hotel; Alexandria, Virgina.

10. Louisa E. Volker

[bill_torrens]

6. Thaddeus Lowe

7. Dan Butterfield

8. Gideon Welles

9. The Marshall House, Alexandria

10. Louisa E. Volker

[hoosier]

Here are the correct answers for Week 2.

6. Thaddeus Lowe referred to himself as the "first prisoner of the Civil War." (See ewc's post for details.)

7. Gen. Daniel Butterfield is credited with composing the familiar bugle call, "Taps."

8. During the Civil War, Washington insiders referred to Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles as "Father Neptune."

9. I can see that I didn't word this question as well as I should have, but I didn't fool anybody. Cpl. Francis Brownell, by his action at Alexandria, VA, became the first man to perform an action during the Civil War for which he earned the Congressional Medal of Honor. Since I only asked "where" he performed the action and didn't specify that I was looking for city and state, "Marshall House" is an acceptable answer.

10. Louisa Volker of Missouri became the first female ever to be employed as a military telegrapher during the Civil War.

Welcome to new players Sarladaise and Darrin365.

Here are the scores after Week 2.

Aggie80 12
Bill_torrens 12
Cindyscoops 12
dbardes87 12
ewc 12
Raggedrebel 12
Traveller 8
Darrin365 6
Dawna 6
Sarladaise 6
Texaswildcat 5