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rebrick · May 5, 2002

1)Rifle cannon- The quick success of this experimental cannon surprised military strategists. The accuracy and range of the rifled cannon rendered brick fortifications obsolete.
2)Capt.Quincy A.Gilmore, an engineering officer
P.S. E-mailed this to you but decided to try the new format, like it very much.

connyankee · May 5, 2002

Rifled cannon did Fort Pulaski in.
Capt. Quincy A. Gillmore was in charge of the seige.

rienzi · May 6, 2002

Captain Quincy A. Gilmore

skirmish · May 6, 2002

high velocity rifled cannon did Ft. Pulaski in.
Capt. Quincy Gillmore was in command

admin · May 6, 2002

The following posts were not able to be posted:

Randy Morse (Crowbar) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 09:43 am: Quincy A.Gillmore

By Frank A. Scarpino (Raggedrebel) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 09:51 am:
(a) The rifled cannon, mainly the Parrott rifle.
(b) Brigadier general Quincy Adams Gillmore
RR

By Larry Albright (Chamberlain20me) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 09:52 am: The weapon was the 1859 experimental rifle cannon.The Union engineer in charge of the siege in April 1862 was Capt. Quincy A. Gillmore

By Karen Gallagher (Belletraveler) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 09:57 am: My answer is the mine also called the torpedo and Union officer Quincy Gillmore was in charge. Belle

By Stanislav Zenov (Ivan) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 10:22 am:
1) The masonry fortifications could not resist the effects of rifled artillery; some of these "third system" forts became obsolete only with the development of aerial bombing technology;
2) Acting Brigadier General Quincy A. Gillmore.

By Tassie Zahner-Palyka (Skirmishgirl) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 10:28 am: Rifled artillery, Captain Quincy A. Gillmore

By John H. Proctor (Snoopy) on Sunday, May 05, 2002 - 11:12 am: Mortars, some as large as 13" in diameter, were effectively used to destroy walled fortifications. According to Boatner's "Civil War Dictionary", it was the use of rifled guns that changed the tactics of destroying masonry forts. Capt. Q. A. Gillmore was the engineer in charge.

Also add LorrieRivette: The answer is rifled artillery and it was Captain Quincy A. Gillmore

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(Message edited by civilwartalk on May 06, 2002)

After talking to Crowbar & Stonewall89, I'm giving both of them full credit for this question. They tried to post while the board was offline, and their answers seem to have been lost.

(Message edited by civilwartalk on May 07, 2002)

CivilWarTalk · May 6, 2002

Surprise, Surprise. I hope you like our new message board, and all the new features that go with it!

I had a little trouble with the new board this morning, it wouldn't let me post queued messages from the old board, I could access them, but not post them. I posted a message listing who is accounted for. Please email me if I missed your post from yesterday!

Yesterday's Question: Fort Pulaski, built by the U.S. Army before the war, and occupied by Confederate troops in April of 1862, is located near the mouth of the Savannah River, blocking upriver access to Savannah. Fortifications such as Fort Pulaski, called third system forts, were considered invincible until the advent of what weapon during the Civil War? What Union engineer officer was in charge of the siege in April 1862, at Fort Pulaski? Rifled Artillery & Capt. Q. A. Gillmore was the engineer in charge.

Yesterday's question was a two point question, only one point will be awarded if you only answered half of the question!

Here is Today's Question, Worth One Point:

Where was Julia Ward Howe staying (include name of building, city & state) when she wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"?

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crowbar · May 6, 2002

Willard Hotel, Washington,D.C.

aggie80 · May 6, 2002

In December 1861, Julia Ward Howe heard the song, "John Brown's Body" being sung, and at the suggestion of a friend, she went back to the Hotel Willard in Washington, D.C., where she wrote down the words we know so well. The poem was published in The Atlantic Monthly in February, 1862.

rebrick · May 6, 2002

Composed at Willard's Hotel
Washington,D.C.
Nov.19,1861

skirmishgirl · May 6, 2002

Hotel Willard in Washington D.C.

connyankee · May 6, 2002

Howe wrote the words to "Battle Hymn of the Republic" during the dawn of Nov. 19, 1861 while staying at the Willard Hotel in Washington,D.C.

belletraveler · May 6, 2002

She was staying at Willard's Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Belle

PS-Like the new look

chamberlain20me · May 6, 2002

She was staying at the Willard Hotel in Washington DC when she wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".

raggedrebel · May 6, 2002

Willard's Hotel, Washington, D.C.

RR

lorrierivette · May 6, 2002

Composition Date:
Willard's Hotel, Washington, D.C., the dawn of Nov. 19, 1861.
from http://www.library.utoronto.ca/utel/rp/poems/howejulia1.html

mobile_96 · May 6, 2002

Willard's Hotel,
Washington, D.C.,
dawn of Nov. 19, 1861.

CivilWarTalk · May 7, 2002

Sorry I slept so late this morning, I guess I was up just a bit too late fooling around with the homepage setup and stuff.

Yesterday's Question: Where was Julia Ward Howe staying (include name of building, city & state) when she wrote "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"? She was staying at Willard's Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Here is Today's Question, Worth One Point:

Who said, "Put not your trust in princes and rest not your hopes on foreign nations. This war is ours; we must fight it out ourselves"?

Expect the next trivia question to be posted tomorrow at about 7am EST. Please post your answers to this question before that time. Thank you!

Trivia Prize, Game #15: The Civil War Quiz and Fact Book
http://civilwartalk.com/cwt_main/bbs/messages/2/6725.html

Trivia Scores:
http://civilwartalk.com/cwt_main/bbs/messages/2/6545.html

How to Play The Game:
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PS: This trivia game is open to new players, you may join at any time. To register to play, please click the "Profile" link at the top of the page, and then choose "Registration". Follow the prompts and when you finish you will be able to post your answer in the "Add a Message" box below. Thanks!

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skirmishgirl · May 7, 2002

Jefferson Davis

crowbar · May 7, 2002

JEFFERSON DAVIES
(HOUSE CHAMBER: MISS.CAPITOL, DEC.26,1862)

raggedrebel · May 7, 2002

Jefferson F. Davis, 26 dec, 1862 to the Mississippi legislature.

RR

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