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US Civil War

People

Question: How many people died in the first skirmish of the war?
Answer: 11 civilians and 4 soldiers

Question: Who is considered the first hero of the war?
Answer: Elmer Ellsworth who got killed trying to haul down a Confederate flag

Question: What is Thomas Jackson's nickname?
Answer: Stonewall Jackson

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Places

Question: How close to Washington was the Battle of Bull Run?
Answer: 30 miles

Question: Was NC a Confederate state or a Union state?
Answer: Confederate

Question: The Union troops marched to a battle cry of "on to ______________"
Answer: Richmond

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Problems

Question: To finance the war, the Union began charging an ___________________ if a person made over $800.
Answer: Income tax

Question: The Union thought the war would be quick and asked soldiers to sign up for ______ days.
Answer: 90

Question: After losing the first major battle of the war, the President asked soldiers to sign up for ___years.
Answer: three

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Potpourri

Question: What was the yell called that the Confederate soldiers used to disturb the Union troops?
Answer: Rebel Yell

Question: How did the Union troops react to the rebel yell?
Answer: They ran away and left their supplies

Question: Instead of chasing the Union soldiers what did the Confederate soldiers do?
Answer: They stopped and picked up the supplies left by the Union soldiers.

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