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Civil War Trivia

Load up your musket and show off your Civil War smarts—from Lee’s last stand to the birth of freedom—no time for surrender!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Which 1863 presidential declaration freed enslaved people in Confederate states?

Emancipation Proclamation

During the Civil War, what non-combat threat claimed more Black Union soldiers’ lives than battlefield injuries?

Disease

During the First Battle of Manassas, what nickname did Brig. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson earn for his brigade’s stand on Henry House Hill?

Stonewall

At the start of the Civil War, which Confederate state had the largest enslaved population?

Virginia

Which amendment, ratified during Reconstruction after the Civil War, bars denying voting rights based on race, color, or previous servitude?

15th Amendment