Civil War - Generals
Test Quiz
1. What Union general is famous for his 'march to the sea' from Atlanta to Savannah?
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. William Tecumseh Sherman
c. Joseph Hooker
d. George Thomas
e. George McClellan
2. What Confederate General was accidentally killed by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville?
a. Joseph Johnston
b. J.E.B Stuart
c. Robert E. Lee
d. P.G.T. Beauregard
e. Stonewall Jackson
3. What Union general earned the nickname 'Unconditional Surrender'?
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. William Tecumseh Sherman
c. Joseph Hooker
d. George Thomas
e. George McClellan
4. What Confederate general captured Fort Sumter at the start of the Civil War?
a. Stonewall Jackson
b. J.E.B Stuart
c. Robert E. Lee
d. P.G.T. Beauregard
e. Joseph Johnston
5. Which side did General Winfield Scott Hancock fight for?
a. Union
b. Confederacy
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6. What nickname did General George Thomas earn at the Battle of Chickamauga?
a. General Surrender
b. Coward of Chickamauga
c. Chickamauga Sharpshooter
d. Rock of Chickamauga
e. Lion of Chickamauga
7. What cavalry commander made a mistake that may have caused the Confederacy to lose the Battle of Gettysburg?
a. Stonewall Jackson
b. J.E.B Stuart
c. Robert E. Lee
d. P.G.T. Beauregard
e. Joseph Johnston
8. What Confederate General led the Confederate Army of Virginia throughout the Civil War?
a. Stonewall Jackson
b. J.E.B Stuart
c. Robert E. Lee
d. P.G.T. Beauregard
e. Joseph Johnston
9. Which side did General Joseph Johnston fight for?
a. Union
b. Confederacy
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10. What Union general was relieved of his command shortly before the Battle of Gettysburg?
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. William Tecumseh Sherman
c. Joseph Hooker
d. George Thomas
e. George McClellan
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