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35) What limb did "Fighting Tom" Sweeny have amputated in the Mexican-American War?
a) Finger
b) Toe
c) Arm
d) Leg
36) What was "Fighting Tom" Sweeny's job after the Mexican-American War?
a) Deceased
b) Lawyer in Virginia
c) Butcher in Pennsylvania
d) Army Recruiter at New York Ports
37) Not exactly Civil War related, but who was the first American President of direct Irish decent?
a) Washington
b) Polk
c) Jackson
d) Lincoln
38) What Ohio born Irishman wrote the popular Southern song "Dixie"?
a) Daniel Emit
b) James P. Sullivan
c) William Beaudot
d) Lance J. Herdegen
39) Approximately, how many people were killed durning the New York Draft Riots of July 1863?
a) 100
b) 20
c) 50
d) 70
40) What Confederate officer petitioned the Confederate government to emancipate the slaves and
have
them fight for the South in January 1864?
a) James K. Polk
b) "Stonewall" Jackson"
c) Patrick Cleburn
d) Robert E. Lee
41) Facing off on many occasions, during the Battle of Shiloh, what regiment did "Fighting Tom"
Sweeny
go up against, commanded by Patrick Cleburn?
a) 33rd Alabama
b) 7th Illinois
c) 21st Missouri
d) 12th Tennessee
42) What Irishman became famous for his photos of the dead?
a) Samuel F.B. Morse
b) Timothy O' Sullivan
c) Alexander Gardener
d) Mattew Brady
43) What famous Confederate General was killed at the Battle of Franklin?
a) James Longstreet
b) "Stonewall" Jackson
c) J.E.B. Stewart
d) Patrick Cleburn
44) Why were the Irish so bitterly apposed to the war after slavery became an issue?
a) Free blacks would take their jobs
b) They were new to the country so the war didn't matter
c) Racism against the blacks
d) They were never opposed to the war
45) In to what country did "Fighting Tom" Sweeny lead an army of Irish Civil War Veterans after the war?
a) Mexico
b) Florida
c) Canada
d) Cuba
46) Refering to the previous question, why did Sweeny do this?
a) To hold it hostage in return for a free Ireland
b) Bordom
c) Wanted to take over and rule there
d) Expand U.S. Territory
47) What happened to Sweeny after this failed invasion?
a) Killed in a wagon accident
b) Tried again
c) Drummed out of the Army
d) Both B and C are correct
48) What U.S. President was related to both Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis?
a) Zachary Taylor
b) U.S. Grant
c) George Washington
d) Franklin Pierce
49) What Union General was the first to free Confederate slaves with his own Emanicipation
Proclamation?
a) U.S. Grant
b) John C. Fremont
c) William T. Sherman
d) George B. McClellan
50) Refering to the previous question, what was Lincoln's response to this?
a) Nulify the order
b) Nothing
c) Relieve the officer of duty
d) Both A and C
51) After taking office, Lincoln gave himself a crash course in military tactics. How long did this take
him?
a) Five years
b) Couple months
c) One year
d) A week
52) What event in Febuary 1862 came as a personal blow to Lincoln?
a) Father dies in a train accident
b) Battle of Fort Henry
c) Son dies of typhoid
d) Jefferson Davis is inaugurated
53) What unique connection did Lincoln have to his 1864 election opponent?
a) They were distantly related
b) His opponent was one of his former generals
c) They were born on the same day
d) They had never met before
54) What connection did 1860 Presidental canidates Lincoln and Douglas have in common?
a) Douglas had once dated Lincoln's wife
b) Both were born in Illinois
c) They both fought in the Mexican-American War
d) They were related
55) What name did Mary Lincoln call U.S. Grant durning her nightly chats with her husband?
a) The Emancipator
b) Old Granny
c) Tom Fool
d) The Butcher
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a) Finger
b) Toe
c) Arm
d) Leg
36) What was "Fighting Tom" Sweeny's job after the Mexican-American War?
a) Deceased
b) Lawyer in Virginia
c) Butcher in Pennsylvania
d) Army Recruiter at New York Ports
37) Not exactly Civil War related, but who was the first American President of direct Irish decent?
a) Washington
b) Polk
c) Jackson
d) Lincoln
38) What Ohio born Irishman wrote the popular Southern song "Dixie"?
a) Daniel Emit
b) James P. Sullivan
c) William Beaudot
d) Lance J. Herdegen
39) Approximately, how many people were killed durning the New York Draft Riots of July 1863?
a) 100
b) 20
c) 50
d) 70
40) What Confederate officer petitioned the Confederate government to emancipate the slaves and
have
them fight for the South in January 1864?
a) James K. Polk
b) "Stonewall" Jackson"
c) Patrick Cleburn
d) Robert E. Lee
41) Facing off on many occasions, during the Battle of Shiloh, what regiment did "Fighting Tom"
Sweeny
go up against, commanded by Patrick Cleburn?
a) 33rd Alabama
b) 7th Illinois
c) 21st Missouri
d) 12th Tennessee
42) What Irishman became famous for his photos of the dead?
a) Samuel F.B. Morse
b) Timothy O' Sullivan
c) Alexander Gardener
d) Mattew Brady
43) What famous Confederate General was killed at the Battle of Franklin?
a) James Longstreet
b) "Stonewall" Jackson
c) J.E.B. Stewart
d) Patrick Cleburn
44) Why were the Irish so bitterly apposed to the war after slavery became an issue?
a) Free blacks would take their jobs
b) They were new to the country so the war didn't matter
c) Racism against the blacks
d) They were never opposed to the war
45) In to what country did "Fighting Tom" Sweeny lead an army of Irish Civil War Veterans after the war?
a) Mexico
b) Florida
c) Canada
d) Cuba
46) Refering to the previous question, why did Sweeny do this?
a) To hold it hostage in return for a free Ireland
b) Bordom
c) Wanted to take over and rule there
d) Expand U.S. Territory
47) What happened to Sweeny after this failed invasion?
a) Killed in a wagon accident
b) Tried again
c) Drummed out of the Army
d) Both B and C are correct
48) What U.S. President was related to both Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis?
a) Zachary Taylor
b) U.S. Grant
c) George Washington
d) Franklin Pierce
49) What Union General was the first to free Confederate slaves with his own Emanicipation
Proclamation?
a) U.S. Grant
b) John C. Fremont
c) William T. Sherman
d) George B. McClellan
50) Refering to the previous question, what was Lincoln's response to this?
a) Nulify the order
b) Nothing
c) Relieve the officer of duty
d) Both A and C
51) After taking office, Lincoln gave himself a crash course in military tactics. How long did this take
him?
a) Five years
b) Couple months
c) One year
d) A week
52) What event in Febuary 1862 came as a personal blow to Lincoln?
a) Father dies in a train accident
b) Battle of Fort Henry
c) Son dies of typhoid
d) Jefferson Davis is inaugurated
53) What unique connection did Lincoln have to his 1864 election opponent?
a) They were distantly related
b) His opponent was one of his former generals
c) They were born on the same day
d) They had never met before
54) What connection did 1860 Presidental canidates Lincoln and Douglas have in common?
a) Douglas had once dated Lincoln's wife
b) Both were born in Illinois
c) They both fought in the Mexican-American War
d) They were related
55) What name did Mary Lincoln call U.S. Grant durning her nightly chats with her husband?
a) The Emancipator
b) Old Granny
c) Tom Fool
d) The Butcher
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