Trivia 3-30-18 & bonuses

[Northern Light]

Bonus: James Deshler (February 18, 1833 – September 20, 1863) who died at Chickamauga.
Easter Bonus: 4th Alabama Infantry

Edit - No answer given to the second part of the Easter Bonus question.

hoosier

 

[Northern Light]

The Allegheny Arsenal explosion took place in Central Lawrenceville, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh, PA.

 

[adisciu9]

Allegheny arsenal, Lawrenceville pa
Easter bonus: Elo-die Todd and Martha Todd white (Mary Lincoln's half sisters). 4th Ala.

 

[Wellwords]

1. The Allegheny Arsenal explosion (happened the same day as the Battle of Antietam.)

bonus:
2. James Deshler died in the Battle of Chickamauga with his promotion to Brigadier General still unconfirmed.

Easter Bonus:
3. The Magnolia Cadets were designated Co. C, 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment.
Their flag was made in Selma, Alabama, by Miss Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, the half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln.
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/4th-alabama-infantry-co-c-magnolia-cadets-flag.109951/

 

[rebel brit]

Allegheny Arsenal on Sept. 17,1862 in Pittsburgh. Pa.


Magnolia Cadets Flag Alabama. Selma's Magnolia cadets began the war with more than 1400 men that marched under a silk banner made by two Dallas County sisters, Elo-die Todd and Martha Todd White, the half-sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's wife. The cadets were assigned to the 4th Alabama.

 

[Ole Miss]

1) Room No. 6 at Allegheny Arsenal's laboratory collapsed
2) James Deshler
3) Battle of Chickamauga
Regards
David

Edit - No answer given to the Easter Bonus.

hoosier

 

[MaryDee]

Friday: Credit for question

Bonus: James Deshler, Chickamauga.
Wikipedia, "List of American Civil War Generals (Acting Confederate)" for name
https://www.nps.gov/chch/learn/historyculture/james-deshler.htm

Easter bonus: 4th Alabama Infantry, Co. C
Flag made by Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln.
https://civilwartalk.com/threads/4th-alabama-infantry-co-c-magnolia-cadets-flag.109951/

 

[sjw83071]

Allegheny Arsenal in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

James Deshler
Chickamauga

4th Alabama Infantry
Miss Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, the half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln.

 

[Iron Brigade]

The Allegheny Arsenal in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh, PA.

Bonus: James Deshler, killed on the second day at Chickamauga.

Easter bonus: 4th Alabama Infantry. The flag was made by Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln.

 

[TinCan]

1. Allegheny Arsenal Explosion, Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania.


Bonus: No clue
Easter bonus: Company C 4th Alabama Infantry
flag sewn by Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln

 

[adisciu9]

First bonus James Deshler, killed Chickamagua Sept. 20, 1830

 

[JOHN42768]

Bonus: James Deshler (February 18, 1833 – September 20, 1863) killed at Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863
source:

 

[captaindrew]

Main question: Allegheny Arsenal, the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburg Pa.

 

[captaindrew]

Easter bonus: Co. C 4th Alabama infantry, flag was sewn by Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln

 

[captaindrew]

Bonus: James Deshler KIA at Chickamauga

 

[OldReliable1862]

Oh, almost forgot - Deshler was killed at Chickamauga

 

[lelliott19]

The event was the explosion at the Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburgh, PA

BONUS:
James Deshler (18 February 1833 – 20 September 1863) killed at the Battle of Chickamauga
http://huntsvillehistorycollection.org/hh/hhpics/pdf/book2/North_Alabama_Generals.pdf - page 35

EASTER BONUS:
Credit for Q.

 

[speedenforcer]

The Confederate Ammunition factory, Browns Island, on the James River outside Richmond, Virginia.

Edit - The question asked about an explosion that took place on the same day as the Battle of Antietam, i.e., Sept. 17, 1862. The explosion at Brown's Island was a similarly horrific event, but it took place about six months later, on March 13, 1863.

hoosier

 

[hoosier]

Main question: The explosion took place in Lawrenceville, PA, which is now part of the city of Pittsburgh. I will accept either Lawrenceville or Pittsburgh as a correct answer.

First Bonus: I'm having no luck with this one so far. I thought it would be a matter of finding someone who became a brigadier general in July 1863 and was killed in July, August, or September of the same year, but the fact that his promotion to general wasn't confirmed makes it more difficult.

Easter Bonus: The Magnolia Cadets were part of the 4th Alabama Infantry. The group which sewed the flag included Martha Todd White and Elodie Todd Dawson, both of whom were half-sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln.

 

[Eleanor Rose]

The explosion occurred at the U.S. Allegheny Arsenal in Lawrenceville. Ultimately, 78 people perished in Pittsburgh's deadliest industrial accident and the Civil War's worst civilian disaster.

Source: http://www.post-gazette.com/life/li...day-during-the-Civil-War/stories/201209160145

Easter bonus - The Flag of the Magnolia Cadets belonged to Company C of the 4th Alabama Regiment - Martha and Elodie Todd sewed a flag for the Magnolia Cadets.