1. Nearly 1/3
   Half
2. None
   10%

The Union army featured just over 7% Irish soldiers and about 10% Germans. There were also French, Italian, Polish, English and Scottish soldiers. Due to the diversity and the inclusion of blacks, some say that changed the whole trajectory of the war.

1. Rose Parks
   Harriet Tubman
2. Mary Darling
   Hetty Cary

Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who guided others to freedom through the now famous Underground Railroad. More than 720 slaves were freed during the underground mission, and she would teach the women slaves who were freed vital skills that would help them make wages.

1. James Madison
   George Washington
2. Abraham Lincoln
   Herbert Hoover

Abraham Lincoln, or Honest Abe, was president for the duration of the Civil War. He was notoriously shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth at the theater in 1865 soon after he narrowly won reelection.

1. Battle of the Bulge
   Little Rock
2. Fort Hood
   Fort Sumter

What started it all was when Southern troops made their way to, and bombarded, Fort Sumpter, South Carolina. It is said this happened because President Lincoln wouldn't surrender the fort, which was still manned by Union soldiers.

1. No way. The North had more resources.
   Yes, it was as fair as it could have been.
2. No, the South was far more prepared.
   Yes, they were given equal opportunities for success.

Not only did the North have more people by almost 20 million, it also had more money, more factories, more horses, railroads and food. This put the South at a definite disadvantage. However, the South did tend to be more skilled with their fighting.

1. Battle of Bull Run
   Battle of Gettysburg
2. Battle of Antietam
   Battle of Shiloh

Nearly 52,000 men were killed during the three-day battle of Gettysburg. It was this battle after which President Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address, which became one of the most famous speeches in American history.

1. Nothing.
   Every mention of the word "slavery" was taken out.
2. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were added.
   The South was included in it.

The 13th Amendment freed slaves, the 14th Amendment assured equal protection under the law, and the 15th Amendment granted African American men the right to vote. To this day, the 14th Amendment is still under scrutiny to actually define "equal protection."

1. 400,000
   1 million
2. 10,000
   620,000

Out of all of the wars that the United States has been a part of, the Civil War saw the most casualties. The 620,000 deaths were caused by combat, accident, starvation, and disease.

1. They were buried where they died.
   The bodies were burned.
2. They were taken to hospitals.
   They were sent back home.

Typically, the bodies of the fallen soldiers were buried where they were killed on the battlefield. Others were buried near hospitals if that's where they ultimately died. Most of the bodies at the battlegrounds have been exhumed and moved to National or Confederate cemeteries.

1. No, they were volunteers.
   Yes.
2. It depended on the color of your skin.
   Only generals were paid.

White Union soldiers were paid thirteen dollars a month while African American Union soldiers made seven dollars per month, until the discrepancy was rectified by Congress. Some people were paid more, but many went long periods without pay.

1. Mostly porridge
   They ate what they could find.
2. Hardtack, coffee and salt pork
   Mutton

Neither side had the luxuries of good or abundant food. In addition to hardtack (hard, dry bread or biscuit), coffee and salt pork, they ate whatever fruits, vegetables or berries could be gathered.

1. Bud Hill
   Washington
2. Texas
   Appomattox

Robert E. Lee surrendered in Appomattox, Virginia on or around April 13, 1865. His surrender is said to be the end of the Civil War even though several confederate armies remained in the field.

1. Private John J. Williams
   Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
2. Henry Stanley
   George Pickett

About a month after Robert E. Lee's surrender, Private John J. Williams was killed in a battle at Palmito Ranch, Texas. He was the last soldier killed in the American Civil War, and that battle was a victory for the Confederate army.

1. He was a Confederate general.
   He was President of the Confederate States.
2. He was a soldier.
   He wrote the Confederate Constitution.

He was the President of the Confederate States throughout the duration of the war. He was imprisoned for two years following the war, accused of treason. He was never tried and died on December 6, 1889.

1. The War of the Rebellion
   War Between the States
2. The War to Heal the Broken
   War of Northern Aggression

The Civil War went by many other names among the North and South, as they both had different ideas of what the war was really about and what the focus should be. In later years, in order to not offend anyone, it was heard being called The Late Unpleasantness.

1. Country-wide currency
   Guns
2. Pants
   Quinine to treat typhoid fever

The Civil War had so many firsts and the use of quinine to treat typhoid fever was one of them. The drug was originally used to treat malaria when it was discovered in the 17th century.

1. First Battle of Bull Run
   Second Battle of Bull Run
2. Battle of Gettysburg
   Battle of Chancellor

He was given the nickname because of his defensive efforts at the battle. He became one of the most well-known Confederate generals, after Robert E. Lee, and also had another nickname, Old Blue Light.

1. Yes
   No
2. Not exactly
   Yes, but not entirely

Contrary to popular belief, the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Lincoln did not ban slavery. The proclamation only applied to slaves who had escaped into Union territory. The aim of the proclamation was to punish the Confederate States, not make slavery illegal.

1. They thought they weren't good enough for payment.
   They had too much pride.
2. To protest their lower wages.
   No one really knows.

The African American people who fought in the Civil War were offered wages, but wages lower than their white counterparts. Because of this, they refused payments for 18 months in protest of those lower wages. Not to mention, they were charged for their uniforms, while others were not.

1. It was stolen.
   It was moved underground.
2. In New Orleans.
   It has never been found.

The treasury of the Confederate States was located in New Orleans, but as the North got closer, it had to be moved to Columbus, Georgia. It was ordered moved once more, but it vanished. The Treasurer of the Confederate States of America was arrested and accused of stealing it, but it was never found.

1. Yes, cameras were new.
   No, cameras weren't invented yet.
2. Yes, but they've all been lost.
   No, it was too hard to photograph.

While cameras were new, they were used during the Civil War. In fact, the Civil War was one of the first wars with journalists and photographers following the troops and using photos along with written stories of the war.

1. Most likely about 1,000
   Around 272
2. 40
   500

It started with the famous "Four score and seven years ago," and went on for 266 more words. The speech was given at the Dedication Ceremony of the National Cemetery of Gettysburg and on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.

1. No age minimum
   18
2. Yes, but it wasn't a hard and fast rule.
   No, just couldn't be older than 25.

While the technical minimum age to join the Union was 18, there were many, many men/boys fighting who were well under that age. Maybe that's why the Civil War has been nicknamed "The Boys' War."

1. Addie Ballou
   Harriet Patience Dame
2. Dorethea Dix
   Clara Barton

Clara Barton was given the nickname "Angel of the Battlefields" because she was that good of a nurse. She would later go on to create the very well-known American Red Cross. She was entirely self-taught.

1. No, but they did anyway.
   Yes that was allowed.
2. No, they were too unskilled.
   Yes, there were never rules on that.

Much like the age minimum, even though women weren't technically allowed to join either the Union or the Confederate armies, they did so anyway. They would disguise themselves as men and fight anyway. There were some 250 to 400 of those brave women.

1. South Carolina
   North Carolina
2. Virginia
   Georgia

Abraham Lincoln's election is what spurred the secession convention. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede from the Union. They decided to secede because Lincoln promised to end slavery if he was elected president.

1. When Robert E. Lee surrendered in Virginia
   When President Andrew Johnson ended the war
2. When all the slaves had been freed
   When the last of the active soldiers were killed

While many believe that the war ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered, there were still plenty of little battles fought after that. It wasn't until President Andrew Johnson signed the proclamation ending the war on August 20, 1866.

1. J.E.B Stuart
   Braxton Bragg
2. Cherokee General Stand Watie
   John Mosby

General Watie surrendered on June 23, 1865, which was a little more than a month after the last official battle of the Civil War. At the time of the war, Watie was in exile from his tribe for surrendering Cherokee land.

1. Maybe, but it hasn't been confirmed
   Not publicly
2. Absolutely not
   Yes

Mississippi and Alabama, while controversial, close state office for a day known as Confederate Memorial Day. Other states observe this holiday as well, but on different days. Virginia celebrates Confederate leaders on the Friday before Martin Luther King Day.

1. It signifies the freeing of the last slaves after the war.
   It's when the war ended, but no one knows the exact date.
2. It's another way to say "freedom."
   It signifies the memory of Harriet Tubman.

Even though the Emancipation Proclamation was signed two years prior, the slaves in Texas didn't find out until June 19, 1865. There are seemingly the last slaves to be freed, since they did not know about the proclamation.

1. None
   4
2. 2
   3

Despite being elected to many offices such as the House of Representatives, the Senate on two different occasions, and the President of the Confederate States, he did not serve a full term of any of those positions.

1. Beer pong
   The selfie
2. The hip pocket
   The flask

Where would you store things without the hip pocket? Thanks to the Civil War, you'll never have to know. The hip pocket was invented by the U.S. Army during the war. Maybe they used the pockets to house pocket watches, which were also invented during the Civil War.

1. No, they were all volunteers.
   Yes, it was called the Enrollment Act.
2. Yes, but no one listened to it.
   No, the first draft hadn't happened yet.

The Enrollment Act was also know as the Civil War Military Draft Act. It was passed during the Civil War in order to replenish Union troops. Even if people were drafted, they were allowed to choose substitutes to go to war on their behalf.

1. Virginia
   Washington D.C.
2. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
   Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

The museum cost 32 million dollars to build and was built at the behest of former Harrisburg Mayor Steve Reed, who was also a Civil War enthusiast. The museum aims to tell the story of the Civil War "without bias."

1. No, that's all in evidence archives
   Yes, many pieces
2. No, they weren't allowed
   Yes, but only at certain times

Among the artifacts and exhibits are items from Lincoln's assassination. These items include a lock of Lincoln's hair, the original telegram ordering the arrest of John Wilkes Booth, a ticket to the show at Ford's Theater that the President was attending, and more.