Civil War Rifles

1.This Confederate leader was blamed for the defeat at Gettysburg for allowing Pickett’s charge to occur. Who was he?
2.She was a wartime leader of the Union’s Women Nurses during the Civil War. She later became an ardent crusader for reforms in treatment of the mentally ill in prisons, asylums, and elsewhere. Who is she?
3.He was the white commander of the all-black 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which entered battle in mid-1863. He was killed soon after at Fort Wagner. Who was he?
4.She was known as the angel of the battlefield. She recognized the soldiers’ dire need for medical supplies and began orchestrating donations and distributing necessary medicines and materials on the battlefield. Who is she?
5.This Seneca Indian made history by writing out the terms of the final Confederate surrender. Who was he?
6.He was Robert E. Lee’s most trusted officer. The Union army is lucky that one of his own men shot him, and he died soon thereafter at Rappahannock. Who was he?
7.This Admiral was best known for his Union victory at Mobile Bay in August 1864, which produced the legendary epithet, Damn the torpedos! Who is he?
8.This uneducated farm boy became one of the best cavalry officers of the Civil War. Unfortunately his tactical genius was clouded by his postwar career as a Ku Klux Klan leader. Who was he?
9.Her talents ranged from brewing coffee for her boys to assisting in amputations. She later became an attorney to help the Union veterans with legal issues. Who is she?
10.This Brigadier General for the Union army was wounded four times during the Civil War. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his battlefield excellence at Gettysburg. Who is he?
A Thomas Jackson
B James Longstreet
C David Farragut
D Nathan Bedford Forrest
E Joshua Chamberlain
F Robert Gould Shaw
G Dorothea Dix
H Clara Barton
I Mary Ann Mother Bickerdyke
J Ely Parker