This week, I will start to include questions submitted by the players (one per week). You may suggest questions through the game posts or via PM, just don’t all of a sudden deluge me with a bazillion questions at once, and be aware that I may edit your question or may not necessarily use it at all.
Here are the questions for week 2 of Game # 47
6. There were 10 Civil War Union Generals who ran for President of the United States, but were never elected to that office (11 if you include one Brevet General). Name 5 of them, and, to discourage guessing, you must also for each, give the year of the election in which they ran. All 5 that you submit must be correct to earn your point. (If you submit more than 5, any incorrect name/year combo will count against a correct answer. )
7. Name this civilian, who ‘outranked’ General Sherman, and who led the Fifteenth Corps of the Army of the Tennessee at the parade of the Grand Review at Washington D.C. on May 24, 1865.
8. This Union soldier was born in Canton. As part of the 14th Connecticut Infantry regiment at Gettysburg, he took part in the final assault and burning of the Bliss farm on July 3, 1863, and the subsequent repulse of Pickett‘s Charge. He is buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Meriden, Connecticut. Name him.
9. What type of fish figured large in the collapse of the Confederate lines near Petersburg on April 1, 1865? Name the type of fish and explain the circumstances of how that fish factored in the collapse.
10. At Antietam/Sharpsburg, near the Roulette Farm, the 132nd Pennsylvania met two groups of formidable foes. One was D.H. Hills confederates; what was the other?
(submitted by Rad2duhbone53)
Answers are due by 6pm (eastern) on July 28. Good luck fact finding, and enjoy the challenge!
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. There were 10 Civil War Union Generals who ran for President of the United States, but were never elected to that office (11 if you include one Brevet General). Name 5 of them, and, to discourage guessing, you must also for each, give the year of the election in which they ran. All 5 that you submit must be correct to earn your point. (If you submit more than 5, any incorrect name/year combo will count against a correct answer. ) Winfield Scott ran in 1852 as a Whig, John C. Fremont 1856 Republican , George McClellan 1864 Peace Democrat, Winfield Scott Hancock 1880 Democrat Benjamin Butler 1884 Greenback ticket
7. Name this civilian, who ‘outranked’ General Sherman, and who led the Fifteenth Corps of the Army of the Tennessee at the parade of the Grand Review at Washington D.C. on May 24, 1865
From Sherman's Memoirs .In the grand review of the Federal army in Washington on May 24, 1865, Punctually at 9 A.M. the signal-gun was fired, when in
person, attended by General Howard and all my staff, I rode slowly
down Pennsylvania Avenue, the crowds of men, women, and children,
densely lining the sidewalks, and almost obstructing the way. We
were followed close by General Logan and the head of the Fifteenth
Corps.John Alexander Logan Senator and chairman of the senate committee on military affairs at the beginning of the third session of the 42d congress, 2 December. 1872 would outrank General Sherman Commanding General of the Army (1869–83). INCORRECT
8. This Union soldier was born in Canton. As part of the 14th Connecticut Infantry regiment at Gettysburg, he took part in the final assault and burning of the Bliss farm on July 3, 1863, and the subsequent repulse of Pickett‘s Charge. He is buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Meriden, Connecticut. Name him. Joseph Pierce born in Canton china !!!
9. What type of fish figured large in the collapse of the Confederate lines near Petersburg on April 1, 1865? Name the type of fish and explain the circumstances of how that fish factored in the collapse. Fish is Shad, story below explains what happened . General Pickett was assigned to hold the critical junction of Five Forks, one of the last life lines to Richmond and Petersburg, against the ever expanding siege of General Grant. On April 1st, 1865 General Pickett held a “shad bake” for all the officers station at Five Forks at a location other than Five Forks; leaving no one in command of the key junction. Union General Phillip Sheridan attacks the junction and the Confederate forces with no one in command were routed, cutting off Richmond from one of the finial lines of supply. One of the last things General Lee did in the war was to relive General Pickett from command.
10. At Antietam/Sharpsburg, near the Roulette Farm, the 132nd Pennsylvania met two groups of formidable foes. One was D.H. Hills confederates; what was the other?
William Roulette’s beehives full of angry bees
(submitted by Rad2duhbone53)
6. Winfield Scott 1852
George McClellan 1864
John Fremont 1856
Winfield S. Hancock 1880
Clinton B Fisk 1888
7. ????? INCORRECT
8 Joseph Pierce
9 the type of fish was a shad, it is the fish Pickett was eating during the battle of Five Forks. He did not hear the battle going on because of the acoustic shadow where he was eating
10. Swarms of Bees from Roulettes bee hives
__________________ "In mortal combat, a man may and will become so infuriated by the din and dangers of a bloody fight that his heart will turn to stone and his every de sire [be] for blood."
John Hadley, 7th Indiana after the battle at Port Republic
6. There were 10 Civil War Union Generals who ran for President of the United States, but were never elected to that office (11 if you include one Brevet General). Name 5 of them, and, to discourage guessing, you must also for each, give the year of the election in which they ran. All 5 that you submit must be correct to earn your point. (If you submit more than 5, any incorrect name/year combo will count against a correct answer. )
George McClellan, 1864 Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880 James Weaver, 1880 Neal S. Dow, 1880 John W. Phelps, 1880
7. Name this civilian, who ‘outranked’ General Sherman, and who led the Fifteenth Corps of the Army of the Tennessee at the parade of the Grand Review at Washington D.C. on May 24, 1865.
Tough one, I came up with John A. Logan. I found the below excerpt referencing Logan in Sherman’s memoirs, but I don’t know if Sherman is referring to a different person as the ‘head’ or if he’s referring to the head of the column of troops. My search is nevertheless frustrated!
“We were followed close by General Logan and the head of the FifteenthCorps.”
INCORRECT
8. This Union soldier was born in Canton. As part of the 14th Connecticut Infantry regiment at Gettysburg, he took part in the final assault and burning of the Bliss farm on July 3, 1863, and the subsequent repulse of Pickett‘s Charge. He is buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Meriden, Connecticut. Name him.
Joseph Pierce
9. What type of fish figured large in the collapse of the Confederate lines near Petersburg on April 1, 1865? Name the type of fish and explain the circumstances of how that fish factored in the collapse.
I am going to say a shad and the circumstances are: On the morning of April 1, Rosser invited Pickett and Major General Fitzhugh Lee (in command of the cavalry) to his position (on a stream a mile behind the lines to a "shad bake" or fish roast. Despite the imminent danger from the enemy, both generals inexplicably accepted the offer. When Sheridan and Warren began their attack in mid-afternoon, the Confederate commanders were blissfully unaware, of their impending doom.
10. At Antietam/Sharpsburg, near the Roulette Farm, the 132nd Pennsylvania met two groups of formidable foes. One was D.H. Hills confederates; what was the other?
(submitted by Rad2duhbone53)
“Another green regiment, the 132nd Pennsylvania, had to contend with a different enemy: hundreds of thousands of irate honey bees that had been stirred to anger when a shell destroyed their hives in the Roulette apiary.”
Ben Butler ran under the Greenback & Anti-Monopoly Party in 1884.
James A. Walker, Conf. Gen. ran in 1876 under the American Natural Party INCORRECT (question asked for union generals)
Hancock ran under the Democratic ticket in 1880
Green Clay Smith ran in 1876 under the National Prohibition Party (thankfully they lost)
Winning ginerals include Benjamin Harrison 1888 under Republican ticket, Grover Cleveland under Democrat, Grant under Republican in 1868 & 1872, Rutherford Hayes Rep. in 1876, James Garfield Rep in 1880.
[gary also PMed the folowing answers:]
8. Joseph Pierce was Chinese by birth.
9. Shad. Pickett was attending a shad bake.
5. Posey's Brigade and Wright's Brigade of Anderson's Division reinforced D. H. Hill. INCORRECT
[gary, In the future please post all your answers together in a single post.]
1. Winfield Scott Hancock, 1880. Green Clay Smith, 1876. Benjamin Franklin Butler, 1884. George McClellan, 1863, Clinton Bowen Fisk, 1888 INCORRECT (on the date for McClellan, was 1864)
2. John A. Logan INCORRECT
3. Corporal Joseph Pierce
4. The shad factored in to their defeat. General George Pickett was absent from his division to attend a shad bake, thus, when his division was attacked and eventually defeated, General Lee was forced to make the decision to withdrawal from Petersburg
6. John C. Fremont 1856 George B. McClellan 1864 Winfield Scott Hancock 1880 Benjamin Franklin Butler 1884 James Weaver 1888 INCORRECT (1880 and 1892)
7. John A. LoganINCORRECT
8. Joseph Pierce
9. Confederates were apparently well into fortifying White Oak Road, so General Pickett felt he could take time to enjoy a SHAD bake. Some skirmishing occurred but did not worry the officers at the shad bake until it was too late. All Pickett could do was lead 2,500 men west to fight again later.
10. bees belonging to Farmer Roulette
6. George B. McClellan - 1864
Green Clay Smith - 1876
Winfield S. Hancock - 1880
James Baird Weaver - 1880
Benjamin F. Butler - 1884
7. William Babcock Hazen INCORRECT
8. Joseph A. Pierce
9. A shad. Instead of holding Five Forks "at all hazards" George E. Pickett, Fitzhugh Lee and Thomas L. Rosser enjoyed a shad bake a couple of miles away and arrived too late for the battle
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