Trivia 9-24-21

[Trivia Master]

During the summer of 1863 a Federal Cavalry expedition was dispatched into mountainous Confederate territory with 3 objectives to accomplish. The first was to drive off a Confederate cavalry command in the area of operation and destroy their base of operations. The second objective was the destruction of saltpeter works in the area. The third and final object might seem rather unusual a military objective. The Federals achieved their first two objectives, but were defeated in battle by Confederate troops and forced to retreat without accomplishing the third. The Confederates were commanded by a man who's grandson and namesake achieved fame in a later war.

Questions:
1) Who was the Federal commander?
2) What was the 'unusual' third objective?
3) What was the name of the battle?
4) Who was the Confederate commander?

credit: @ErnieMac

 

[Pat Answer]

1. BG (vol) William W Averell
2. "…to capture the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library in Lewisburg"
3. Rocky Gap (near White Sulphur Springs), Aug 26, 1863
4. MG Samuel Jones *

Source:
https://wvstatemuseumed.wv.gov/Averell's%20raid.html

*I'm stumped on the namesake grandson…

 

[ErnieMac]

Credit for question.

 

[kholland]

1 William Averell
2 capture the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library at Lewisburg
3 White Sulphur Springs ( or Rocky Gap)
4 Colonel George S Patton, grandfather and namesake of the famed World War 2 General

 

[Pollaco]

1. B.G. William W. Averell
2. Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals' law books at the Lewisburg, W.V. Law Library
3.White Sulphur Springs aka Dry Creek or Rocky Gap
4 Col. George S. Patton.

 

[stuart1861]

1. William W. Averell
2. The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library in Lewisburg.
3. The Battle of White Sulphur Springs, also known as the Battle of Rocky Gap or the Battle of Dry Creek.
4. George S. Patton Sr.

 

[gentlemanrob]

1. Brig. General William W. Averell
2.Law books from the Lewisburg law library. They belonged the Virginia Court of Appeals
3. Battle of White Sulphur Springs, Battle of Rocky Gap, Battle of Dry Creek
4. Colonel George S. Patton

 

[Brenal]

1) William W Averell.
2) Law books from the Law Library of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in Lewisberg, West Virginia
3) Battle of White Sulphur Springs (aka, Battle of Rocky Gap or Battle of Dry Creek)
4) George S Patton.

 

[sarladaise]

1) William Woods Averell
2) The Law Books from the law library of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in Lewisburg, West Virginia
3) Battle of White Sulphur Springs WVA
4) Col. George S. Patton

 

[FarawayFriend]

1) Brig. Gen. William Woods Averell
2) capture the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library in Lewisburg fore the new state of West Virginia
3) Battle of White Sulphur Springs aka Battle of Rocky Gap aka Battle of Dry Creek
4) George S. Patton

https://wvstatemuseumed.wv.gov/Averell's raid.html

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_White_Sulphur_Springs

 

[WJC]

During the summer of 1863 a Federal Cavalry expedition was dispatched into mountainous Confederate territory with 3 objectives to accomplish. The first was to drive off a Confederate cavalry command in the area of operation and destroy their base of operations. The second objective was the destruction of saltpeter works in the area. The third and final object might seem rather unusual a military objective. The Federals achieved their first two objectives, but were defeated in battle by Confederate troops and forced to retreat without accomplishing the third. The Confederates were commanded by a man who's grandson and namesake achieved fame in a later war.

Questions:
1) Who was the Federal commander?
2) What was the 'unusual' third objective?
3) What was the name of the battle?
4) Who was the Confederate commander?

credit: @ErnieMac

1. William Woods Averell (1832-1900);
2. Capture the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library at Lewisburg;
3. Battle of White Sulphur Springs (August 26/27, 1863) aka Battle of Rocky Gap or Battle of Dry Creek;
4. Colonel George S. Patton (1833-1864).

 

[DBF]

1. Brigadier General William W. Averell
2. To capture the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library at Lewisburg for the purpose of "[t]he new government of West Virginia needed that full law library to help develop the judicial system for the nascent state."
3. The Battle of White Sulphur Springs (aka the Battle of Rocky Gap or the Battle of Dry Creek and as my source states: "The Battle of the Law Books")
4. Colonel George S. Patton
http://greenbag.org/v23n1/v23n1_articles_podvia.pdf

 

[Ole Miss]

1) Brig. Gen. William Woods Averell
2) Capture the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library
3) Averell's Raid
4) Gen. William L. ''Mudwall'' Jackson
Regards
David

Source: A War Withing the State
West Virginia State Museum
https://wvstatemuseumed.wv.gov/Averell's raid.html

 

[JOHN42768]

(1) Brig. Gen. William Averell
(2) Law books in Lewisburg, W.V.
(3) Battle of White Sulphur Springs
(4) Col. George S. Patton
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_White_Sulphur_Springs

 

[streetwiseprof]

1. W. W. Averell
2. Capture the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals library in Lewisburg for the new state of West Virginia.
3. Battle of White Sulphur Springs
4. George S. Patton

 

[ami]

Answers:
1) William W. Averill.
2) To capture law books from the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals for the new state of West Virginia.
3) The Battle of White Sulphur Springs (Dry Creek or Rocky Gap also acceptable).
4) George S. Patton.