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[lorrierivette]

<strike>26. First day of the Battle of Shiloh </strike>
27. There were 31 Confederate bodies from the 4th, 5th, and 7th Texas Mounted Volunteers.
<strike>28. U.S.S. Cumberland </strike>
29. There were 3 earth tremors.
30. Charles F. Smith spoke those words.

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[bill_torrens]

26. He was suffering from the pain of a swollen ankle, from the pouring rain and from his proximity to a field hospital

<strike>27. 32 </strike>

28. U.S.S. Cincinatti. 10th May 1862.

<strike>29. No idea! </strike>

30. General Charles Smith

Cheers,

Bill

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[cap624]

<strike>26. Union shelling every 15 minutes kept Grant awake </strike>
27. 31 bodies were found in Glorietta Pass
28. Cincinnati
<strike>29. thunderstorm </strike>
30. General Charles Smith

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[hoosier]

26. Added to the fact that Grant was in pain from an injured ankle, there was a torrential rainstorm that night.

27. The backhoe operator unearthed a cemetery containing the bodies of 31 Confederate soldiers.

<strike>28. Don't know </strike>

<strike>29. A thunderstorm </strike>

<strike>30. Gideon Pillow</strike>

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[raggedrebel]

<strike>26) 1st day at Battle of Shiloh had just happened. </strike>
27) 31
28) USS Cincinnati, 10 May, 1861 (I think!)
29) 3 earthquake tremors
30) Charles F. Smith

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[CivilWarTalk]

Just so you know, the trivia questions for this coming week will be posted a little bit late. I'm hosting a party at my house, we're having a Battery Christmas Party / Saint Barbara's Day Celebration for all the members and family of my team.

However, it takes me more than an hour to post the trivia. I just won't have the time to do the required research for the trivia this morning.

I'll make sure to post the answers to last week and the questions for next sometime tonight.

Have a great day!

 

[aphillbilly]

26) What was happening the night of April 6th, 1862, that caused General U.S. Grant to have trouble getting any sleep?
Raining

27) How many bodies of Confederate Soldiers were discovered in Glorietta Pass in 1987 by a backhoe operator?
<strike>30 </strike>

28) What was the first Union ironclad to be sunk by being rammed by a Confederate ship?
<strike>USS Backstroke </strike>

29) What natural occurrence frightened both Union and Confederate troops just as the Battle of Corinth opened?
<strike>Hailstorm perhaps </strike>

30) Who said, "Come on, you volunteers, come on. This is your chance. You volunteered to be killed for love of country and now you can be!" during an attack on Fort Donelson?
General Charles Smith

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[CivilWarTalk]

Here are the questions for week seven:

31) What General was so drunk during the Battle of Sharpsburg that he fell off his horse and had to be carried to the rear? (2 points)

32) At what two important battles was Col. Wladimir Krzyzanowski's Union brigade routed? (1 point)

33) What did the bow gunner of the CSS Governor Moore do to ensure that the USS Varuna was sunk after being rammed twice by the Confederate ship? (1 point)

34) In less than 24 hours, how many miles through the Allegheny Mountains did Union General Robert Scheneck march his men responding to a call for help from General Robert Milroy? (2 points)

35) What unit suffered the largest percentage of men killed in any Union regiment in any one battle during the Civil War? (2 points)

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[cap624]

31. Meagher
<strike>32. Gettysburg, Chancellorsville </strike>
33. shot through his own bow to create a gun port
34. 34 miles
35. 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg


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[hoosier]

<strike>31. Nathan G. (Shanks) Evans was the inebriated general. </strike>

<strike>32. Krzyzanowski's troops were routed at both Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. </strike>

<strike>33. The bow gunner kept blasting away at the Varuna's waterline. </strike>

34. Schneck marched from Franklin, WV to McDowell, VA, a distance of <strike>about 25 miles</strike>.

35. The First Minnesota suffered the largest percentage killed in a single battle.


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[snoopy]

<strike>31.GeneralShank Evans </strike>
<strike>32.Sulpher Springs and Chancellorsville </strike>
<strike>33.Threw bails of cotton on ship and lit them on fire. </strike>
34.34 miles, according to James Robertson
35. 2nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment--77% at Gettysburg

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[raggedrebel]

31) Thomas F. meagher
<strike>32) Gettysburg and Wautachie (Chattanooga campaign) </strike>
33) Fired at Varuna through it's own hull.
<strike>34) 26 ?? </strike>
35) 1st Minnesota Inf. 82% at Gettysburg.

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[admin]

Here are the answers I had for this week:

26) Rain, and nearby hospital activity

27) 31

28) USS Cincinnati

29) 3 earthquakes

30) Gen Chas. Smith

 

[admin]

Here are the answers I had for this week:

31) Thomas Meagher

32) 2nd Bull Run &amp; Gettysburg (I didn't like this question so no-one got it right)

33) Fired through the bow to hit the Varuna

34) 34 miles

35) The 5th NY suffered the largest percentage of men killed in any Union regiment in any one battle during the war (Gettysburg) (my source didn't give statistics, so I scored everyone's answer correct)

 

[CivilWarTalk]

Here is the score so far:
<font face="courier new">
RaggedRebel.. =46 points
Snoopy....... =37 points
Hoosier...... =36 points
Aphillbilly.. =35 points
Bill_torrens. =31 points
Southernheart =31 points
Carol........ =31 points
Sgtabj....... =12 points
Rienzi....... =11 points
</font>
(Hoosier, sorry I goofed up your scoring last time...)

And here are the questions for Week 8:

36) Who wrote the following to his wife: "I am cleaning out everything that could threaten my rear and communications, providing against the contingency of disaster, and so arranging as to make my whole force available in the approaching battle. The only fear is that Joe's heart may fail." (2 points)

37) In an engagement at Front Royal, the 1st Maryland, C.S.A. engaged the 1st Maryland, U.S.A., what was the result? (1 point)

38) Why did Geneal Robert E. Lee have a difficult time identifying his son, Robert E. Lee, Jr., when they met on the battlefield at Sharpsburg? (2 points)

39) How many crew members of the USS Cumberland died in their brief fight with the CSS Virginia at Hampton Roads? (1 point)

40) How many cannons were captured by the Confederacy in the capture of Harpers Ferry in September 1862? (2 points)

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GOOD LUCK!

 

[cap624]

36. McClellan.
37. Federal 1st Maryland was flanked, routed; 900 surrender.
38. Jr. was covered in gunpowder.
39. 121 men of the USS Cumberland died.
40. 73 cannons were captured.

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[snoopy]

<strike>36. General George Meade </strike>
37. CSA 1st Maryland routed USA 1st Maryland
<strike>38. He had grown a beard </strike>
39. 121
<strike>40. 47</strike>

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[hoosier]

<strike>36. George Meade </strike>

37. The Confederate Marylanders prevailed, driving the Union Marylanders from the field.

38. Robert Jr. was very dirty, having been too busy to wash up for the past several days. Also, he had been detached from his regular unit, so Robert Sr. was not expecting to find him where he was when they met.

<strike>39. Sixteen Cumberland crew members died in that action. </strike>

<strike>40. Forty-seven cannons were captured.</strike>

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[raggedrebel]

<strike>36) Totally stumped, but just guessing: W.T. Sherman </strike>
37) 1st Md. Union lost over 900 men and it's colonel, John Reese Kenly was wounded and captured. (Whooped 'em again, Josie!)
38) His face was alomst covered by soot from black powder. He was an enlisted cannoneer>
39) Web iste called Iron Fist says "at least 121".
40) 73, according to Encyclopedia of the CW (Faust)

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[bill_torrens]

<strike>36) I'm guessing that this was Joe Hooker </strike>

37) A Confederate victory in which much of the Federal 1st Maryland was captured

38) Because he was so dirty and ragged

39) 121

40) 73

Bill

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