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Subject: [StateGenSites] still more yet of Bits of Blue and Gray trivia
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 00:37:15 EDT

Hi again "listers"
For those of you interested in the Civil War trivia questions, there's
another week's worth below. For those not interested, just delete the email.


Jayne



03-26-2000
Q: What was the name of General Meade's horse?
A: Old Baldy.
Src

03-27-2000
Q: How long was Andersonville in use as a prison site?
A: 14 months.
Src

03-28-2000
Q: Who was the Hero of Little Round Top?
A: General Grover K. Warren
Src

03-29-2000
Q: What two events happened July 4th, 1863 that, to many, doomed the
Confederacy?
A: The last day of the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and the
surrender of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Src

03-30-2000
Q: What was the nickname of Major General John Magruder?
A: "Prince John"
Src The Civil War Book of Lists, pg. 148

03-31-2000
Q: What was the name of the man that was hanged after the war for his
activity at Andersonville Prison?
A: Henry Wirz
Src

04-01-2000
Q: Artillery used different rounds against attacking troops. One was
the Canister and the other was Case shot.... What is the difference?
A: The Canister was a shell made with about 96 iron balls held together
by a tin cover, the Case shot was a shell with a timed fuse that would burst
over the attacking troops' heads. Sending pieces of it in to them
Src

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