16. What Confederate general died instantly when struck in the chest by a cannon shot at Pine Mountain, Georgia?
17. What Civil War battle holds the distinction of being the largest cavalry battle ever fought in the Western Hemisphere?
18. To what position was Lincoln’s first Secretary of War assigned after his resignation from the Cabinet?
19. Who served as Stonewall Jackson’s chief topographical engineer (i.e., mapmaker)?
20. (Two point question) In what state is Natural Bridge Historic Site, which commemorates a battle fought to keep Union troops from the state capital?
Answers to the questions for Week 4 will be due by 6 PM EDT (everybody remember to set your clocks ahead) Saturday, March 17.
18. Minister to Russia (an aside: Cameron was so reputed for corruption, that this sequence of events took place:
In regard to Cameron's honesty, Thaddeus Stevens (R. PA.) told Lincoln that "I don't think that he would steal a red hot stove". When Cameron demanded Stevens retract this statement Stevens told Lincoln "I believe I told you he would not steal a red-hot stove. I will now take that back.")
19. Jedediah Hotchkiss
20. Florida, Tallahassee was the capital
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18- For various political misdeeds, Union Secretary of War Simon Cameron was banished to political exile in Moscow as US Minister to Russia- almost as far as Mr Lincoln could send him, however it was to a staunch Union Ally;
19- Stonewall Jackson's topographical officer- Jedediah Hotchkiss. 'Ol Blue Light' was he!! on his subordinate commanders, but had a gift for choosing his staff;
20- Natural Bridge Park commemorates a battle fought in March, '65 in which a motley assemlage of Rebels kept Union Army and Navy forces out of Tallahassee, Florida. Thank the Lord the War soon ended and finally stopped the danged Rebs from always doing this sort of thing!!
__________________ 'It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag'
There are no changes at the top of the scoreboard, as Sarladaise continues to lead the First Division and ewc and Rad2duhbone53 share the lead in the Second Division, all with perfect scores of 24 points each.
The answers to the questions for Week 4:
16. Leonidas Polk was killed at Pine Mountain.
17. Brandy Station, Virginia, where approximately 20,000 Union and Confederate horsemen were engaged, was the largest cavalry battle in the history of the Western Hemisphere.
18. Former PA Senator Simon Cameron, who resigned as Secretary of War on Jan. 11, 1862 under accusations of corruption in the War Department, was nominated by Lincoln shortly thereafter to be Minister to Russia.
19. Jackson’s chief mapmaker was Jedediah Hotchkiss. Hotchkiss’ excellent map of the Shenandoah Valley was a great help to Jackson in his Valley Campaign.
20. Natural Bridge Historic Site in Florida commemorates the Battle of Natural Bridge, fought in March 1865 to defend Tallahassee. There is a Natural Bridge in Virginia – beautiful place, I’ve been there – and it is somewhat historic, because George Washington carved his initials in the rocks down below, but it’s not real close to Richmond and there was no Civil War battle fought at that particular site.
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