Trivia Game # 34 - Week 1

[hoosier]

Here are the questions for the first week of Game # 34.

1. Critically wounded on 7/1/63 at Gettysburg, Union Gen. Francis Barlow received assistance from what Confederate general?

2. What Confederate general, commanding Heth’s rear guard, was mortally wounded as the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac back to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg?

3. (Multiple-part answer required) Name both the author of the following quote and the other general to whom the quote refers: “He stood by me when I was crazy and I stood by him when he was drunk; and now we stand by each other always.”

4. What general headed Grant’s espionage operations during the Vicksburg Campaign?

5. (Two point question) A band of Confederate guerrillas operating in Kentucky in 1864-65 were led by a young man whose real name was Marcellus Clark, but who preferred to be known by an alias during this time. What was Clark’s alias?

Answers to the questions for Week 1 will be due by 6 PM on Saturday, October 1.

Good luck!

[samgrant]

1. John B. Gordon

2. James Johnston Pettigrew

3. author: William Sherman, other general: US Grant

4. Grenville Dodge

5. Sue Mundy

[sarladaise]

1. John B. Gordon
2. James Johnston Pettigrew
3. William T. Sherman about Ulysses S. Grant
4. Grenville M. Dodge
5. Sue Munday

[Robert B. Condon]

1. John B. Gordon

2. Johnston Pettigrew

3. William T. Sheman speaking of Ulysses S. Grant

4. Grenville Dodge

5. Sue Mundy

[raggedrebel]

1) John B. Gordon
2) James Johnston Pettigrew
3) William T. Sherman (author) Hiram U. Grant (other)
4) Grenville M. Dodge
5) Sue Mundy
RR

[sockknitter]

1. John B. Gordon

2. James Johnston Pettigrew

3. By William T. Sherman, referring to Ulysses Grant

4. Grenville M. Dodge

5. Sue Munday or Mundy

[traveller]

1.Critically wounded on 7/1/63 at Gettysburg, Union Gen. Francis Barlow received assistance from what Confederate general?

Brig. General John Gordon. Here is a humorous article about this. http://www.civilwarhome.com/barlowgordon.htm


2. What Confederate general, commanding Heth’s rear guard, was mortally wounded as the rest of the Army of Northern Virginia crossed the Potomac back to Virginia after the Battle of Gettysburg?

GENERAL JAMES JOHNSTON PETTIGREW

3. (Multiple-part answer required) Name both the author of the following quote and the other general to whom the quote refers: “He stood by me when I was crazy and I stood by him when he was drunk; and now we stand by each other always.”

Sherman refering to Grant

4. What general headed Grant’s espionage operations during the Vicksburg Campaign?

Grenville M. Dodge

5. (Two point question) A band of Confederate guerrillas operating in Kentucky in 1864-65 were led by a young man whose real name was Marcellus Clark, but who preferred to be known by an alias during this time. What was Clark’s alias?

Sue Mundy

[hoosier]

Bumping the thread

[FSPowers]

1. John B. Gordon

2. James Johnston Pettigrew.

3. Said by William T. Sherman. He was refering to U. S. Grant.

4 Grenville Dodge

5. Sue Munday

[bill_torrens]

1. John B. Gordon

2. Johnston Pettigrew

3. William T. Sherman, referring to U.S. Grant

4. Grenville M. Dodge

5. Sue Mundy