Trivia 1-31-20 & Bonus

[FarawayFriend]

1) His name was Achille de Vecchi
2) He was from Italy

Source:
"The battery was organized [...] under the command of Captain Achille De Vecchi, an Italian on leave from the Italian army."

 

[FarawayFriend]

Bonus:

1) You are Governor George Washington Johnson
2) You were Governor of Kentucky and fatally wounded in the battle of Shiloh

A Governor Killed In Battle

Confederate Governor George Washington Johnson died April 8 th 1862 from wounds received while fighting at the Battle of Shiloh. Georg...

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[sarladaise]

Captain Achille De Vecchi was from Italy

Bonus:
1. You are George Washington Johnson, mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh.
2. First Confederate Governor of Kentucky

 

[Kurt G]

1.Thomas Cass
2.Ireland

Edit - Cass was commander of the 9th Massachusetts and he was from Ireland; however, he commanded the 9th Massachusetts Infantry, not the 9th Massachusetts Battery.

hoosier

 

[WJC]

Who was the first commander of the 9th Massachusetts Battery and from what country was he?

credit: @hughes

Captain Achille De Vecchi (1836-1897), a native of Italy then on leave from the Italian Army.

bonus: I was a graduate of Transylvania University where I received three degrees. I was the owner of 1,300 acres of land total that being in two states. Before the war I was involved in State politics. I helped seize a printing press in my home state. I was an advocate of my home state to join the Confederacy as I lost all hope with the United States Government. My home is still standing in Kentucky. I was one of the first top officials in my home state. I was wounded while serving this position at an important battle in Tennessee Who am I and what position did I hold in my home State.

credit: @gentlemanrob

George Washington Johnson (1811-1862), first rebel Governor of Kentucky, November 20, 1861– April 8, 1862.

 

[hoosier]

Main question: Achille de Vecchi, from Italy

Bonus: George W. Johnson, Governor of Confederate Kentucky

 

[General Casey]

Achille De Vecchi who was from Italy

Bonus: George Johnson, Confederate Governor of Kentucky (I will point out that the question mentions that the individual was wounded in battle. Johnson was wounded at Shiloh and died the following morning, but the rest of the facts are correct)

 

[warbird43]

Primary Question: Captain Achille De Vecchi, Italy; on leave from the Italian Army.

Bonus: Workin' on it ................

 

[JOHN42768]

Bonus: George Washington Johnson (May 27, 1811 – April 8, 1862) Governor of Kentucky

 

[Soldier Boy]

Captain Achille De Vecchi from Italy

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9th_Battery,_Massachusetts_Volunteer_Light_Artillery

Bonus: George W. Johnson - 1st Confederate Governor of Kentucky

Source:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=George_W._Johnson_(governor)&oldid=803849089

 

[warbird43]

Bonus Question: Who am I ? George W. Johnson (mortally wounded at the Battle of Shiloh; making him the only governor, Union or Confederate, to fall in battle in the Civil War).

What position did I hold in my home State ? Provisional Governor of the State of Kentucky (Confederate), elected in November 1861.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Main Question:
Achille DeVecchi from Italy

 

[lelliott19]

Captain Achille De Vecchi
Italy Source

BONUS:
George Washington Johnson (27 May 1811 – 8 April 1862)
Governor of Kentucky Source

 

[Big Sarge]

George W Johnson
Confederate Governor of Kentucky

 

[ami]

ANSWER: Achille De Vecci from Italy

SOURCE: Levi Baker, History of the 9th Massachusetts Battery

bonus Answer: George Washington Johnson – 1st Confederate Governor of Kentucky

Edit - The question asked what position Johnson held in his home state and the position he held was governor. It was not necessary to name the state or the fact that he was Confederate, both of which could be inferred from the question, anyway.

hoosier