16. When Grant entered Richmond, one of his first acts was to take tea on the porch of the home of a Union spy. Who was the spy?
17. Who was the only soldier to receive two Medals of Honor for his deeds in the Civil War?
18. As was well documented in the movie “Gettysburg,” the left end of the Union line on Little Round Top was held by the 20th Maine under the command of Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. The right end of the Union line on Culp’s Hill was held by the 137th NY. Who was the colonel who commanded that regiment?
19. Who was the oldest Confederate general to participate in the Battle of Gettysburg?
20. (Two point question) The Ursuline Convent and Academy in Columbia, SC was destroyed by Sherman’s troops, even though the convent’s mother superior had a connection to Sherman’s family. What was the connection?
20) Mother Superior Baptista Lynch had once taught Sherman's daughter Minnie at a convent in Ohio.
__________________ "Facts are stubborn things, and whatever may be our inclinations, or the dictums of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
16. When Grant entered Richmond, one of his first acts was to take tea on the porch of the home of a Union spy. Who was the spy?
Elizabeth Van Lew
17. Who was the only soldier to receive two Medals of Honor for his deeds in the Civil War?
Thomas Custer
18. As was well documented in the movie “Gettysburg,” the left end of the Union line on Little Round Top was held by the 20th Maine under the command of Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. The right end of the Union line on Culp’s Hill was held by the 137th NY. Who was the colonel who commanded that regiment?
David Ireland
19. Who was the oldest Confederate general to participate in the Battle of Gettysburg?
Jubal A. Early INCORRECT
20. (Two point question) The Ursuline Convent and Academy in Columbia, SC was destroyed by Sherman’s troops, even though the convent’s mother superior had a connection to Sherman’s family. What was the connection?
16. Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Van Lew.
17. Second Lt. Thomas Ward Custer. Brother of George Armstrong Custer, who never won one. George was envious. I one of his diary entrys during the 7th Cav. days he wrote "Tom appeared at formal mess tonight wearing both his baubles."
18. Col. David Ireland
19. Major General Isaac Trimble. INCORRECT
20. She had once been his daughter's teacher.
16. Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Van Lew
17. Thomas Custer
18. Col. David Ireland
19. William "Extra Billy" Smith
20. The Ursuline Convent's mother superior once taught Sherman's daughter
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