Trivia Game # 32 - Week 3

[hoosier]

Here are the questions for Week 3 of Game # 32.

11. What nickname was given to Confederate Col. (later general) William L. Jackson to distinguish him from Thomas J. Jackson?

12. What was the name of Philip Sheridan's favorite horse?

13. What was the strategic importance of Wytheville, VA?

14. As the Civil War began, the Confederacy looked to the "Five Civilized Tribes" in Indian Territory as possible allies. Which of the following was not one of the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws, Creeks, or Shawnees?

15. (Two point question) What lieutenant of the 24th Wisconsin Infantry received the Congressional Medal of Honor for seizing the colors of the regiment after three color-bearers had been killed and planting them on the captured works on the crest of Missionary Ridge? (Hint: the lieutenant's son became a well-known 20th century U.S. general.)

Answers to the questions for Week 3 will be due by 6 PM EDT on Saturday, July 16.

Good luck!

 

[texaswildcat]

1. "Mud wall"

2. Rienzi

3. It's mines contained lead and salt MULTIPLE ANSWERS

4. Shawnees

5. MacARTHUR, ARTHUR, JR.

 

[raggedrebel]

11) "Mudwall"
12) Rienzi, later re-named Winchester
13) Lead mines. Source for making ammunition.
14) Shawnee was NOT one of them. (Seminole was the 5th)
15) Arthur MacArthur

 

[cpl_lewis]

11.mudwall
12.winchester
13.no clue
14.shawnees
15.arthur macarthur jr

 

[hoosier]

Bumping this thread up to the top.

 

[Robert B. Condon]

1. Mudwall 2. ? 3. salt works INCORRECT 4. Shawnees (guess) 5. Arthur Macarthur

 

[samgrant]

answers week 3

11. Mudwall

12. Must be: Rienzi (aka Winchester)

13. There were big lead mines there, from which most of the domestic supply of lead for Confederate bullets, etc. was mined.

14. Shawnees were not (Seminoles were)

15. Arthur MacArthur ('On Wisconsin!')

 

[sockknitter]

11. Mudwall

12. Rienzi/Winchester

13. Railroad center, and lead and salt mines MULTIPLE ANSWERS

14. Shawnee

15. Arthur MacArthur

 

[rivrrat]

11, Mudwall
12. Rienzi
13. Provided pig iron to the Tredgar Iron Works INCORRECT
14. Shawnees
15. Authur MacAurthur, First Lieutenatn and Adjutant, 24th Wisconsin Infantry. His son was (of course) General Douglas MacAurthur, himself a Medal of Honor winner.

 

[hoosier]

Welcome to our newest player, Robert B. Condon, who seems to have figured out how to do what no one else on the board has been able to do, i.e., post using a name that contains capital letters.

A belated welcome also to SamGrant, who joined the game last week.

Here are the answers to the questions for Week 3.

11. William L. was nicknamed "Mudwall" to distinguish him from the famous Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.

12. Sheridan's favorite horse was Rienzi, a name Sheridan later changed to Winchester. After the horse died in 1878, he was mounted by a taxidermist. He can be found today in the Hall of Armed Forces History at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.

13. This was the trouble question of the week. The only answer that my source indicates is correct is that the strategic importance of Wytheville relates to the fact that there were lead mines there, the source of the raw material with which to make bullets. If those of you who provided other answers have sources for those answers, I will give you credit if you post your sources by 6 PM EDT Monday.

14. The Shawnees were not one of the Five Civilized Tribes. The Seminoles were.

15. Arthur MacArthur Jr., 18 years old at the time of the battle, received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Missionary Ridge. He was the father of Douglas MacArthur.

The scoreboard at the end of Week 3, pending appeals:

RaggedRebel 16
Texaswildcat 13
Sockknitter 11
CplLewis 10
Calicoboy 9
SamGrant 9
RivrRat 8
Robert B. Condon 4
Idlewild 2

 

[sockknitter]

Wytheville's value

Hello General Hoosier,
Here's where I found the information about the importance of Wytheville, Virginia: http://www.civilwar-va.com/virginia/valley/morevalley.html

 

[hoosier]

Thanks to Sockknitter for providing documentation that there were salt mines, as well as lead mines at Wytheville, and that the railroad tracks and bridges in the area were also important.

Texaswildcat, Sockknitter, and Robert B. Condon all get credit for their answers to question 13.

The revised scoreboard at the end of Week 3:

RaggedRebel 16
Texaswildcat 14
Sockknitter 12
CplLewis 10
Calicoboy 9
SamGrant 9
RivrRat 8
Robert B. Condon 5
Idlewild 2