Trivia Game # 55 - Week 2

[samgrant]

Trivia Game # 55 - Week 2


Here are the questions for Week 2 of Game # 55


1. One morning this general, commander of what became known as “The Iron Brigade”,
found his horse wearing something that he had ordered his soldiers to wear but that they had objected to. Name the general and the article of clothing.

2. This author and Unitarian minister became a Colonel of a South Carolina regiment. Name him.

3. What 1840 book gives a narrative of life aboard a ship which was later captured and burned by the crew of the C.S.S. Alabama ? What was the name of the captured ship?
(you must answer both parts.)

4. Appointed as a Major under Col. John Bell Hood, he was mortally wounded, battle flag in hand, in a charge which broke the Union line at a Seven days Battle. (There is also a Sally Preston connection here, between this soldier and Hood.)! Name him.

5. A native of England, he and his brother became arms manufacturers for the Confederacy. He organized his workforce into a defense militia which fought at Griswoldville, Ga. He was killed in the defense of Savannah. Name him.


Answers are due by 6pm (eastern) on Saturday, September 27. Good Luck!

[samgrant]

Bumping the thread.

Please note: I made a last minute addition to question #3, so be sure to answer both parts of the question.


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[natek1029]

1. John Gibbon, White Leggings
2. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
3. Two Years Before the Mast, the Alert
4. Bradfute Warwick
5. Ferdinand W. C. Cook

[gettysburgerrn]

I believe #1 is Genl. Gibbon and on his horse were **** I forgot the name osf them, they were on the horse's feet/ legs...stockings or gaiters ......

Ken

[Larry]

1) a) John Gibbon
b) gaiters
2) Thomas Wentworth Higginson
3) a) Two Years Before the Mast
b) Alert
4) Bradfute Warwick
5) Ferdinand W.C. Cook
Larry Gebing

[Larry]

When I sent this the first time it said that it was a repeat of a message that I had sent 5 minutes ago. I sent only one - I don't understand. So, I will send it again, then (according to the computer) you will have 3 sets of answers. I hope that they are all the same - they should be..
ANSWERS
1) a) John Gibbon
b) Gaiters
2) Thomas Wentworth Higginson
3) a) Two Years Before the Mast
b) Alert
4) Bradfute Warwick
5) Ferdinand W.C. Cook

There, I did it and I'm glad! Better safe than sorry.
Larry Gebing

[sarladaise]

1. John Gibbon, white leggings
2. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
3. "Two Years before the Mast" Henry Richard Dana, "Alert"
4. Bradfute Warwick
5. Ferdinand W. C. Cook

[Rad2duhbone53]

1. Gibbons/leggings
2. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
3. ???? INCORRECT
4. Bradfute Warwick
5.Ferdinand W.C. Cook

[sockknitter]

1. John Gibbon; white leggings or gaiters
2. Thomas Wentworth Storrow Higginson
3. Two Years Before the Mast; The Alert
4. Bradfute Warwick
5. Ferdinand Cook

[hoosier]

1. The general was Rufus King. The article of clothing was a black Hardee hat. INCORRECT

2. Thomas Higginson

3. The book was “Two Years Before the Mast.” The ship was the Alert.

4. Bradfute Warwick

5. Ferdinand Cook