Civil War trivia questions and answers:
When did the American Civil War begin?
(a) 1867
(b) 1865
(c) 1863
(d) 1861
What was the official name of the African American troops who fought for the Union during the Civil War?
(a) United States Army
(b) Union Army
(c) United States Colored Troops
(d) Confederate Army
When did the American Civil War end?
(a) 1863
(b) 1865
(c) 1867
(d) 1869
Which 1989 film starring Morgan Freeman and Denzel Washington tells the story of the first African American regiment to fight for the Union in the Civil War?
(a) Glory
(b) Amistad
(c) Lincoln
(d) Selma
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Which Confederate general surrendered to Union forces in the last major battle of the Civil War?
(a) Robert E. Lee
(b) Stonewall Jackson
(c) James Longstreet
(d) Nathan Bedford Forrest
Which was the first state to secede from the Union prior to the Civil War?
(a) Virginia
(b) Alabama
(c) South Carolina
(d) Mississippi
Approximately how many African American soldiers served in the Union Army during the Civil War?
(a) 50,000
(b) 100,000
(c) 200,000
(d) 500,000
What was the date of the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) July 1-2, 1862
(b) July 1-3, 1863
(c) July 2-3, 1863
(d) July 3-4, 1864
Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) Ulysses S. Grant
(c) Jefferson Davis
(d) Robert E. Lee
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When did the Battle of Antietam take place?
(a) September 17, 1861
(b) September 17, 1862
(c) September 17, 1863
(d) September 17, 1864
Which African American regiment became famous for their bravery during the assault on Fort Wagner in South Carolina?
(a) 5th United States Colored Infantry
(b) 1st Kansas Colored Infantry
(c) 29th Connecticut Colored Infantry
(d) 54th Massachusetts
Which was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War, with over 50,000 casualties?
(a) Battle of Antietam
(b) Battle of Gettysburg
(c) Battle of Shiloh
(d) Battle of Chickamauga
What year saw the famous siege of Vicksburg?
(a) 1861
(b) 1862
(c) 1863
(d) 1864
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What was the name of the Union’s plan to blockade the Confederacy’s ports and control the Mississippi River during the Civil War?
(a) The Anaconda Plan
(b) The Blitzkrieg Plan
(c) The Sherman Plan
(d) The Gettysburg Plan
When did the Union Army capture Atlanta during the Civil War?
(a) 1862
(b) 1863
(c) 1864
(d) 1865
Which African American soldier was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of New Market Heights?
(a) Robert Gould Shaw
(b) Robert Smalls
(c) Martin Delany
(d) William Carney
Who was the commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War?
(a) Robert E. Lee
(b) Stonewall Jackson
(c) Ulysses S. Grant
(d) William T. Sherman
When did General Robert E. Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House?
(a) April 9, 1862
(b) April 9, 1863
(c) April 9, 1864
(d) April 9, 1865
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What year saw the passing of the 13th Amendment to the US Constitution, which abolished slavery throughout the United States?
(a) 1863
(b) 1864
(c) 1865
(d) 1866
Which state was admitted to the Union as a free state during the Civil War?
(a) Colorado
(b) Nebraska
(c) Kansas
(d) Oregon
Which Union general initially opposed the recruitment of African American soldiers but later changed his mind?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant
(b) George McClellan
(c) William T. Sherman
(d) Ambrose Burnside
What was the name of the Confederate submarine that sank the Union ship Housatonic during the Civil War?
(a) CSS Hunley
(b) CSS Shenandoah
(c) CSS Alabama
(d) CSS Arkansas
Which year marked the end of Reconstruction in the United States following the Civil War?
(a) 1865
(b) 1867
(c) 1870
(d) 1877
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Which side won the American Civil War?
(a) The Union
(b) The Confederacy
(c) It was ended without result
Which African American soldier was the first to receive a commission as an officer during the Civil War?
(a) Frederick Douglass
(b) Robert Smalls
(c) William Carney
(d) Christian Fleetwood
What was the primary cause of the American Civil War?
(a) Slavery
(b) States’ rights
(c) Economic differences
(d) Political disagreements
What was the outcome of the Civil War?
(a) The Union was victorious, and slavery was abolished
(b) The Confederacy was victorious, and slavery continued.
(c) The Union was victorious, but slavery was not abolished
(d) The Confederacy was victorious, but slavery was abolished
Who was the leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War?
(a) Robert E. Lee
(b) Ulysses S. Grant
(c) William Tecumseh Sherman
(d) Stonewall Jackson
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The American Civil War saw the end of
(a) Slavery
(b) Landlordism
(c) Monarchy
(d) Apartheid
What percentage of African American soldiers in the Union Army were former slaves?
(a) Less than 25%
(b) About 50%
(c) More than 75%
(d) All of them
What was the outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) Union victory
(b) Confederate victory
(c) Stalemate
(d) Inconclusive
Which year saw the first shots fired at the Battle of Fort Sumter?
(a) 1861
(b) 1862
(c) 1863
(d) 1864
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War?
(a) Robert E. Lee
(b) Jefferson Davis
(c) Ulysses S. Grant
(d) Stonewall Jackson
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What was the name of the all-African American unit that was part of the Union Army’s 25th Corps?
(a) Buffalo Soldiers
(b) Black Brigade of Cincinnati
(c) Montford Point Marines
(d) Harlem Hellfighters
What was the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War?
(a) Gettysburg
(b) Antietam
(c) Chickamauga
(d) Shiloh
Which Confederate general led the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War?
(a) Stonewall Jackson
(b) Robert E. Lee
(c) James Longstreet
(d) Braxton Bragg
Which African American soldier was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Battle of Chaffin’s Farm?
(a) Christian Fleetwood
(b) William Carney
(c) Edward Baker
(d) Milton Holland
Which Union general famously burned Atlanta during the Civil War?
(a) Ulysses S. Grant
(b) Philip Sheridan
(c) George McClellan
(d) William T. Sherman
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What was the name of the Union ironclad warship that fought against the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia?
(a) USS Constitution
(b) USS Monitor and Merrimack
(c) USS Merrimack
(d) USS Monitor
Which event marked the end of the Civil War?
(a) The Battle of Gettysburg
(b) The assassination of President Lincoln
(c) The surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox Court House
(d) The ratification of the 13th Amendment
Which 1989 American Civil War film is a prequel to the film Gettysburg and tells the story of the first two years of the war?
(a) The Red Badge of Courage
(b) The Last Confederate
(c) Gods and Generals
(d) Andersonville
What was the total number of casualties (dead, wounded, and missing) during the American Civil War?
(a) Approximately 500,000
(b) Approximately 1 million
(c) Approximately 1.5 million
(d) Approximately 2 million
