Civil War Trivia
25 questionsTest your knowledge of the American Civil War. Battles, leaders, and the fight to preserve the Union.
In what year did the American Civil War begin?
The correct answer is B. 1861
Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
The correct answer is A. Abraham Lincoln
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America?
The correct answer is C. Jefferson Davis
Which fort was attacked in April 1861, starting the Civil War?
The correct answer is D. Fort Sumter
Which Union general later became the 18th U.S. President?
The correct answer is C. Ulysses S. Grant
Which Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia?
The correct answer is C. Robert E. Lee
In what year did the Civil War end?
The correct answer is C. 1865
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?
The correct answer is A. Appomattox Court House
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in what year?
The correct answer is C. 1863
Which 1863 battle is often considered the turning point of the Civil War?
The correct answer is C. Battle of Gettysburg
Which Confederate general earned the nickname "Stonewall" at the First Battle of Bull Run?
The correct answer is D. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Which Union general led the March to the Sea through Georgia?
The correct answer is D. William T. Sherman
In which state did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
The correct answer is B. Pennsylvania
The first major battle of the Civil War, in July 1861, was known as the First Battle of what?
The correct answer is B. Bull Run
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery?
The correct answer is B. 13th Amendment
Which Confederate state was the first to secede from the Union?
The correct answer is C. South Carolina
The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, took place in which state?
The correct answer is A. Maryland
Who delivered the Gettysburg Address in November 1863?
The correct answer is A. Abraham Lincoln
The Siege of Vicksburg gave the Union control of which river?
The correct answer is B. Mississippi River
Which Confederate general was accidentally shot by his own men at Chancellorsville in 1863?
The correct answer is D. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
What was the capital of the Confederate States of America?
The correct answer is D. Richmond, Virginia
The Monitor and the Merrimack fought in the first battle between what type of warships?
The correct answer is B. Ironclads
Which Union general was given command of all Union armies in March 1864?
The correct answer is C. Ulysses S. Grant
How many states made up the Confederate States of America at the start of the war?
The correct answer is A. 11
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in what year?
The correct answer is C. 1865
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