Trivia Game # 49 - Week 6

[samgrant]

Game #49 - Week 6

The two players who are leading in points have already won prizes, so a fabulous prize is at stake for those back in the pack .

*** We will take a Holiday break before starting the next game, so everyone isn’t rushed. I’ll post Week 1 of Game #50 sometime between Dec. 15 and Dec. 29 with those answers due by Jan. 5, 2008. ***

Here are the questions for Week 6:

1. Some companies of this Union regiment were nicknamed as “hunters” of wild animals. Example: (Country-name _________ Hunters). What was this regiment?


2. He might have been a wealthy man, instead he died in poverty. He ‘invented’ and patented something that would be named for him. Before the war he had contracted with the US Department of War to be paid $5 for each of these made. Over 40,000 of these were used by the Union army during the Civil War. In a case that went to the Supreme Court, he was denied payment. Name the ‘inventor’ and the item in question.

3. The 2nd largest battle in the state where it took place, it is said to be one of the Confederacy’s most decisive victories. Union casualties outnumbered those of the Confederates by a ratio of greater than 6 to 1. Name the battle.

4. An alcoholic son of a famous author, he joined an infantry company in May 1861, eventually attaining the rank of Captain. His personal problems were compounded from lingering effects of a head injury at Gettysburg. In the early 1870’s he went to California where he disappeared, never again to be heard from. Name him.

5. In the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg, a large field hospital was established east of the battlefield where those too badly injured to be transported to permanent hospitals were treated. It consisted of over 400 tents and between 3500 and 5000 patients were treated there. What was this place called?

Answers are due by 6:00 pm (eastern) on Saturday, December 15. Good Luck!


On a personal note, I’ve been on pins and needles all week about some things I have found concerning my distant Civil War soldier relatives. Seems there may be an existing diary of one of them, and some shocking information about another! I’m waiting for some replies to inquiries, but I’ll post it soon on the Researching Your Civil War Ancestry thread.

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[Susan Sweet]

Some companies of this Union regiment were nicknamed as “hunters” of wild animals. Example: (Country-name _________ Hunters). What was this regiment?


Sam you do mean Country and not county right? and the name hunters can be another word that means hunters?
Susan

[samgrant]

Originally Posted by Susan Sweet

Some companies of this Union regiment were nicknamed as “hunters” of wild animals. Example: (Country-name _________ Hunters). What was this regiment?


Sam you do mean Country and not county right? and the name hunters can be another word that means hunters?
Susan

Yes, it is country not county. The word "Hunters" is part of the company nickname as in the example above.

Each company in the regiment in question had one or more nicknames, but not all of the companies had the "Hunters" nickname.

Hope that clarifies.

[Susan Sweet]

1.15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry
The Scandinavian Regiment Company C known as the Norway Bear Hunters
2.Sibley Tent invented by Henry Sibley who during the Civil War served as a General in the Confederate Army

3.Battle of Cold Harbor
INCORRECT
4.Frederick Stowe son of Harriet Beecher Stowe

5.Camp Letterman General Hospital

[sarladaise]

1. 15th Wisconsin Vol. Inf. Reg.
Co. C Norway Bear Hunters
Co. D Norway Wolf Hunters

2. Henry Hopkins Sibley, Sibley tent

3. Richmond, Kentucky

4. Frederick William Stowe

5. Camp Letterman

[Rad2duhbone53]

1.14th NYSM......"Chasseurs a Pied" (hunters on foot) INCORRECT

2.Henry Hopkins Sibley....The Sibley tent or Bell tent

3.Battle of Richmond

4.Frederick William Stowe

5. Camp Letterman

[hoosier]

1. The Bucktails - 13th Pennsylvania Reserves INCORRECT

2. Henry Hopkins Sibley and the Sibley tent

3. Battle of Richmond, KY

4. Frederick Stowe, son of Harriet Beecher Stowe

5. Camp Letterman

[texaswildcat]

1. 150th pennsylvania INCORRECT


2. .Burton and Benjamin Darling, darling pepperbox INCORRECT

3. Cold harbor INCORRECT

4. James dearing INCORRECT

5. Camp Letterman

[sockknitter]

1. 15th Wisconsin
2. INCORRECT
3. Richmond (KY)
4. INCORRECT
Camp Letterman
5. ^

[samgrant]

Answers for Week 6:

1. 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry (The Scandinavian Regiment)

Company C - Norway Bear Hunters
Company D - Norway Wolf Hunters

http://www.15thwisconsin.net/15rstrtp.htm

http://www.molinilaw.com/15thWisInfantry.html

http://wvls.lib.wi.us/ClarkCounty/clark/data/bios2/283.htm

http://www.15thwisconsin.net/15dj-h01.htm

http://www.geography.wisc.edu/archiveNews/2007/pdf/Johnson_For%20Gud%20og%20Vort%20Land_15th-infantry.pdf


2. Henry Hopkins Sibley, The Sibley Tent

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Hopkins_Sibley

http://www.historycentral.com/bio/CWcGENS/CSASibley.html

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/fsi1.html

http://supreme.justia.com/us/79/246/case.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibley_tent

http://library.untraveledroad.com/Ch/Marcy/Prairie/5/Sibley.htm

http://www.floridareenactorsonline.com/tents.htm


3. The Battle of Richmond (Kentucky)

http://www.battleofrichmond.org/HistoryBattle.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Richmond

http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/ky/ky007.html

http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/battles/ky007.htm

http://www.mycivilwar.com/battles/620829b.htm

http://www.southerntravelnews.com/NewsRelease.aspx?NewsId=437

http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:Ad5kPTWRoZcJ:tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20070930/FEATURES0503/709300318/1333+civil+war+battle+%22second+largest+in+Kentuck y%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=us


4. Frederick William Stowe

http://www.printthis.clickability.com/pt/cpt?action=cpt&title=TheHistoryNet+%7C+Social+Hist ory+%7C+Frederick+Stowe%3A+In+the+Shadow+of+Uncle+ Tom%27s+Cabin&expire=&urlID=21490191&fb=Y&url=http %3A%2F%2Fwww.historynet.com%2Fculture%2Fsocial_his tory%2F3036401.html%3FshowAll%3Dy%26c%3Dy&partnerI D=113691&cid=3036401

Or if that doesn’t work
http://www.historynet.com/culture/social_history/3036401.html?featured=y&c=y

Also:

http://www.civilwarhome.com/steinwehrgettysburgor.htm

http://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/life/#frederick

http://www.gettysburgcampfires.com/shortstories.html

http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&gsfn=frederick&gsln=stowe&sx=&f9=Un ion&f13=&f6=&f10Day=&f10Month=&f10Year=&gskw=&prox =1&f10=++&db=hdssoldiers&ti=0&ti.si=0&gl=&gss=mp-cwrds&gst=&so=3


5. Camp Letterman (Camp Letterman General Hospital)

http://www.nps.gov/archive/gett/getttour/sidebar/letterman.htm

http://www.paulmartinart.com/HospitalWoods.html

http://www.gamepuppet.com/gettysburg/tour/camp_letterman.htm

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?
res=9903E4DF1030F937A35754C0A961958260

http://www.civilwarhome.com/lettermanor3.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Letterman


Sarladaise had the only perfect score this week. Congratulations!

The winner of game #49 is Susan Sweet who managed to edge out Sarladaise. Good work Susan, as usual.

The highest scorer who has not yet been awarded a prize is Rad2duhbone53 who is consistently in the hunt.
As soon as I update the prize list, I will PM you.

Here are the scores at the end of Game 49:

FIRST DIVISION

Susan Sweet - 28
Sarladaise - 27
Rad2duhbone53 - 22
ewc - 1

SECOND DIVISION

Hoosier - 19
Sockknitter - 14
Texaswildcat - 12
bgl1952 - 3
Borderruffian - 1
Blockaderunner - 0


Enjoy the Holiday break. I’ll be posting Week 1 of Game #50 sometime between now and Dec. 29 with those answers due by Jan. 5, 2008. Watch for it.


Thanks for playing, everyone, and have a wonderful Christmas!
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