Trivia 3-30-18 & bonuses

[kholland]

Oops! Missed the first one. It was the Allegheny Arsenal in Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Pittsburg).

 

[FarawayFriend]

Regular question:

That was the Allegheny Arsenal Explosion in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh
http://www.post-gazette.com/life/li...day-during-the-Civil-War/stories/201209160145

Bonus:

I guess you are James Deshler. You were killed on the second day of the Battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 20, 1863.

Easter Bonus:

The Magnolia cadets were Company C of the 4th Alabama Infantry

The 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/

 

[MRB1863]

U.S. Allegheny Arsenal in Lawrenceville (Pittsburgh)

bonus: ?

easter bonus: At Dalton, the Magnolia Cadets were Co. C, 4th Alabama Infantry. Flag made by Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln.

 

[Mike Serpa]

Q. Allegheny Arsenal in Lawrenceville, PA (Pittsburgh)

BQ1. ___________

BQ2. 4th Alabama Infantry - The flag was made in Selma, Alabama, by Miss Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, the half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln

 

[ErnieMac]

At the Allegheny Arsenal in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Bonus: James Deshler was killed September 20, 1863, at the Battle of Chickamauga.
Easter Bonus: Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, half-sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln, sewed the flag for the Magnolia Cadets, 4th Alabama Infantry.

 

[Schwallanscher]

regular:

lawrenceville, pa (today a part of pittsburgh) - source

bonus:

1. james deshler
2. battle of chickamauga

easter bonus:

1. 4th alabama infantry
2. to quote my source miss elodie todd and martha todd white, the half sisters of mary todd lincoln - source

 

[Copperhead-mi]

Friday Question - Allegheny Arsenal, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -

Friday Bonus - James Deshler, killed on September 20, 1863 during the Battle of Chickamauga

Easter Bonus - 4th Alabama Infantry. The silk flag made by two Dallas County, Alabama sisters, Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White, the half-sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln,

 

[sarladaise]

At the US Army Arsenal in Allegheny, Pennsylvania

Bonus: my question

Easter Bonus: 4th Alabama Infantry, Co. C. The flag was made in Selma, Ala. by Miss 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/

 

[AnnaLee]

The tragedy took place at: Allegheny Arsenal in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh,Pa.

Bonus: Brig. Gen. James Deshler. He died at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Easter Bonus:

1) The Magnolia Cadets eventually became Company C of the 4th Alabama Infantry Regiment. Their first engagement was as a part of Bernard Bee's Brigade at the first Battle of Manassas.

2) This flag was sewn by the half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln, Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White of White-Force Cottage in Selma. The flag was presented to Selma's Magnolia Cadets in April 1861.

 

[MC44]

Main: Allegheny Arsenal in Pittsburgh
Bonus: James Deshler
Easter Bonus: 4th Alabama (co. C) and their flag was sewn by Elodie Todd and Martha Todd White (Mary Todd Lincoln's half-sisters)

Edit - No answer given for second part of first bonus question.

hoosier

 

[MC44]

Edit on original answer...the Allegheny Arsenal was actually in Lawrenceville, not Pittsburgh proper.

 

[truthckr]

Easter bonus: 4th Alabama Infantry (Co. C, Magnolia Cadets) sewn by Mary Todd Lincoln's half sisters

 

[ami]

Answer: Allegheny Arsenal in Pennsylvania. Most of the dead were workers assembling ammunition.
https://historyatiup.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/the-allegheny-arsenal-explosion-a-forgotten-tragedy/


bonus: James Deshler
Battle of Chickamauga
https://www.nps.gov/chch/learn/historyculture/james-deshler.htm



Easter Bonus: Answer: The Magnolia Cadets were designated Co. C 4th Alabama Infantry. The flag was sewed by Elodie Breck Todd and Martha Todd White. Both women were half sisters of Mary Todd Lincoln. Elodie Todd later married H. R. Dawson of Selma who had served as Captain of the Magnolia Cadets. http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/flags/015.html

Edit - The main question asked simply "where" the horrific event took place. Some players interpreted this to be asking for the name of the building (Allegheny Arsenal), others interpreted it to be asking for the name of the 1862 municipality where the building was located (in 1862, it was Lawrenceville), and others interpreted it to be asking for the name of the current-day municipality where the building was located (today it is Pittsburgh). And apparently the questioner was willing to accept the name of the state (Pennsylvania) as a correct response.

Some players responded by giving the answer "the arsenal in Allegheny." There was a municipality in 1862 called Allegheny City. Lawrenceville, where the arsenal explosion took place, was located on the south side of the Allegheny River, while Allegheny City was on the north side, so technically the explosion did not take place in Allegheny City. However, since both Allegheny City and Lawrenceville were ultimately absorbed into the current City of Pittsburgh, I will accept Allegheny as a response to this question.

Since the players' answers to the March 29 question were not revealed until today and the answers to all three March 30 questions were revealed at the same time, I had four questions to score today. I want to take some more time to make sure I have all the answers scored correctly and the points entered into my spreadsheet, so it will be another day or two before I'll be ready to post the final scores for the March game.

hoosier