11. What personal tragedy befell Confederate Gen. James Longstreet in January 1862?
12. In planning his flank march to attack the Union right at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson received valuable assistance from the owner of a local iron furnace, who directed Jackson to the best route. What was the name of the iron furnace?
13. Ulysses S. Grant graduated 21st in his class at West Point. What Civil War general graduated first in that class?
14. In what country was Andersonville prison commandant Henry Wirz born?
15. (Two point question) The Union Army's Red River campaign of 1864 was a failure. What did Col. Joseph Bailey do to prevent it from becoming a disaster for the Navy?
As I write, there are still a few minutes left before the deadline for responses to the questions for Week 2, in case we have any players who want to get in at the last minute.
Answers to the questions for Week 3 will be due by 6 PM Saturday, June 4.
11) 3 of his children died in a scarlet fever epidemic.
12) Catherine Furnace
13) William Buel Franklin
14) Switzerland
15) As Chief engineer, he built a dam and raised the level of the river so that USN vessels could escape downriver on their retreat. He was promoted to B/General and given Thanks of Congress for his good work.
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11. Longstreet lost 3 of his children to scarlet fever
12. Catherine Furnace
13. William Buel Franklin
14. Switzerland
15. When the US fleet got stranded at the double rapids, Bailey used a lumberman's technique and raised the water level by a series of wing dams so that the fleet could pass the rapids.
11. What personal tragedy befell Confederate Gen. James Longstreet in January 1862?
three of the children died within one week
12. In planning his flank march to attack the Union right at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Stonewall Jackson received valuable assistance from the owner of a local iron furnace, who directed Jackson to the best route. What was the name of the iron furnace?
Catharine Furnace
13. Ulysses S. Grant graduated 21st in his class at West Point. What Civil War general graduated first in that class?
William B. Franklin
14. In what country was Andersonville prison commandant Henry Wirz born?
Henry Wirz was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1822.
15. (Two point question) The Union Army's Red River campaign of 1864 was a failure. What did Col. Joseph Bailey do to prevent it from becoming a disaster for the Navy?
Union engineer Joseph Bailey had wing-dams built to
cross the Atchafalaya River, ending the disastrous Red River campaign
15. Col. Bailey supervised construction of dams or sluiceways near Alexandria LA that would enable trapped Union warships and troop transports to make passage over formerly shallow rapids and continue to the Mississippi River and safety, May 1864.
11. Three of his children died of scarlet fever (during epidemic). :-(
12. Catharine Furnace <i>(Silly me almost thought this was 2 questions in one).</i>
13. William Buel Franklin
14. Switzerland
15. Bailey instrumental in building wing dams to raise the river's water level so a US navy stranded by unusually low level could finally escape downriver. Admiral Porter reported: "He has saved the Union a valuable fleet, worth nearly two million dollars, and he has deprived the enemy of a triumph which would have emboldened them to carry on this war a year or two longer."
Cindy Scoops
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[[[ j/k Are you accepting "He gave a dam?" ;-) ]]
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