Answers to the questions for Week 5 may still be posted until 6 PM EDT on May 7, but for those who want to get a head start, here are the questions for Week 6.
26. True or false – the inventor of a cone-shaped tent commonly used by soldiers in the 19th century was Henry Hastings Sibley.
27. What former governor of South Carolina was killed at the second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) while serving as colonel of the 17th South Carolina?
28. In 1862, the Union government created the United States Military Railroads, an agency empowered to coordinate rail service in the North and to control railroads in occupied territory. Who was named the first field commander of the USMRR? EDIT This question has been replaced. Please see the next post for the replacement question.
29. Who was the youngest man to be commissioned a general during the Civil War?
30. (Two-point question) As Confederate troops crossed Boteler’s Ford on their withdrawal from the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), the 18th Mississippi band struck up the tune “Maryland, My Maryland.” The soldiers shouted it down, requesting a different tune. What tune did they want to hear?
Answers to the questions for Week 6 are due by 6 PM EDT Saturday, May 14.
26. False. Henry Hopkins Sibley, his cousin is credited with the invention.
27. John Hugh Means, was elected governor of South Carolina in 1850, died in Manassas, Virginia, 28 August, 1862 while serving as Colonel of the regiment.
28. Brigadier General Daniel McCallum was the head of the Office of Military Railroads for the Union army. Herman Haupt, a railroad man in uniform was his most important aide.
29. Galusha Pennypacker (June 1, 1844-Oct. 1, 1916) enlisted in the army in 1861 at the age of seventeen. He served with the 97th Pennsylvania Regiment in several battles during the Civil War and earned a reputation as a valiant soldier who remained in battles regardless of his wounds. Before his twenty-first birthday in 1865 Pennypacker was made a brevet general.
30. Carry Me Back to Old Virginny
__________________ Mark W. Swarthout, Esq.
GGGrandson of Pvt. John W. Swarthout, Company E, 148th NYVI - Wounded at Cold Harbor.
GGGGrandson of Pvt. Henry Stephens, Company D, 137th NYVI - Wounded at Culp's Hill, Gettysburg.
It appears we have a problem with Question # 28. The term "field commander" appeared in my source, but apparently was not an official title in the USMRR, so several people have indicated the question is confusing and they don't know how to answer it. Those who did try to submit answers came up with somebody other than the person I was looking for.
Therefore, Question # 28 is hereby thrown out and will be replaced with the following Question # 28A. Those of you who have previously submitted posts with answers to Question # 28, please submit another post with an answer to Question # 28A.
28A. On August 1, 1861, Confederate Lt. Col. John R. Baylor issued a proclamation establishing the Confederate Territory of Arizona, with himself as Governor. What did his proclamation name as capital of the territory?
28A. The Capital of this new Territory was in the village of La Mesilla, in what is now the State of New Mexico.
__________________ Mark W. Swarthout, Esq.
GGGrandson of Pvt. John W. Swarthout, Company E, 148th NYVI - Wounded at Cold Harbor.
GGGGrandson of Pvt. Henry Stephens, Company D, 137th NYVI - Wounded at Culp's Hill, Gettysburg.
26) False. It was his cousin Henry Hopkins Sibley
27) John Hugh Means
28A) Mesilla
29) Galusha Pennypacker (20 YOA)
30) "Carry me back to Old Virginny"
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26. True or false – the inventor of a cone-shaped tent commonly used by soldiers in the 19th century was Henry Hastings Sibley.
True INCORRECT
27. What former governor of South Carolina was killed at the second Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) while serving as colonel of the 17th South Carolina?
Richard Manning INCORRECT
28A. On August 1, 1861, Confederate Lt. Col. John R. Baylor issued a proclamation establishing the Confederate Territory of Arizona, with himself as Governor. What did his proclamation name as capital of the territory?
Mesilla
29. Who was the youngest man to be commissioned a general during the Civil War?
Galusha Pennypacker was the war's youngest general.
30. (Two-point question) As Confederate troops crossed Boteler’s Ford on their withdrawal from the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam), the 18th Mississippi band struck up the tune “Maryland, My Maryland.” The soldiers shouted it down, requesting a different tune. What tune did they want to hear?
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