The answers to the questions for Week 4:
16. Huff is credited with firing the shot that mortally wounded J.E.B. Stuart at the Battle of Yellow Tavern, May 11, 1864. Huff did not get to enjoy his distinction very long, as he himself was killed in action at Haw’s Shop, VA, only about two weeks later.
17. My source said that Confederate field hospitals were marked by yellow flags, sometimes with a white H in the middle. I thought this seemed logical – I figured they would have wanted to choose a color that would be easily distinguishable from other flags in the area. I would particularly have thought that they would not have used red, since at a distance that would resemble the predominantly red Confederate Battle Flag. However, many of you answered red and SamGrant says he has a source to verify it, so as soon as Sam or anyone else comes forward with that source, I’ll give credit to everyone who answered red. Of course, those who answered yellow will receive credit, since your source agrees with mine.
18. Fort Darling was on Drewry’s Bluff.
19. All of these expeditions were designed to capture Vicksburg. They all bogged down in the Mississippi bayous between Feb. and April 1863
20. The site of Last Chance Gulch is located in Helena, MT. The question asked for the name of the state capital, not the state of which it is the capital.
I will hold off on posting the scoreboard until the uncertainty about question 17 is resolved. | 
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