6. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
7. Belle Isle
8. Franklin Buchanan (Maryland Agricultural College)
9. Dixie (Daniel Decatur Emmett)
10. Chaffin's Farm (I hope you don't accuse me here of the "multiple answer" thing, but there are 2 problems with this one. For one, some sources say 13, others say 14 USCT soldiers got the MOH for this battle. The other problem is that there are various different names for the battle. It is also referred to as Fort Harrison, Chapin's Farm, and it is also considered a part of the battle of New Market (Heights).)
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I have been advised that some sources indicate there were 13, while other sources indicate there were 14 USCT members who received the Medal of Honor for the battle in question.
I don't want anyone to think that they have the wrong battle because they're looking at a source that says 14 got the medal for a particular battle and my question said only 13. If you can find a source naming a September 1864 battle resulting in either 13 or 14 USCT members getting the medal, that should be the right answer.
6- Surrender Triangle- where the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia laid down there arms, Appomattox Courthouse National Historic Park;
7- Belle Isle prison of war Camp;
8- CSA Admiral Franklin Buchanan, a Marylander, became president of the Maryland State Agricultural College;
9- Dixie;
10- Battle of New Market Heights, in Virginia 28- 30, '64.
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For the second week in a row, all those who played did a splendid job and answered all five questions correctly.
The official answers to the questions for Week 2:
6. The Surrender Triangle is at Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
7. Belle Isle was located in the James River rapids. I thought I might catch someone answering Libby Prison, which of course was on shore and not in the rapids, but you were all too smart for me.
8. Adm. Franklin Buchanan became president of Maryland State Agricultural College.
9. The Emmet who wrote the drumming manual was Dan Emmet, whose most famous composition was “Dixie.” The fact that his song became an unofficial anthem of the Confederacy was a source of great chagrin to Emmet, an Ohio native and very loyal to the Union.
10. My source identified the battle in question as the Battle of New Market Heights (not to be confused with the Battle of New Market, fought earlier in the year and in a different part of Virginia), which was fought on Sept 29, 1864. I checked out SamGrant’s assertion that the particular part of the action for which the Medals of Honor were granted is also known as the Battle of Chapin’s or Chaffin’s Farm and that is absolutely correct.
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