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Quiz on the Confederate States Army

Test your knowledge about the Confederate States Army, its commanders, battles, and historical context during the American Civil War.

#Confederate States Army #American Civil War #Military History #Civil War Battles #Historical Figures

1 What type is thing is Confederate States Army?

2 Army of Kentucky — ________ (Eventually commander of all forces West of the Mississippi)

3 Much like the ________ in the American Revolution, individual state governments were supposed to supply their soldiers, rather than the central government.

4 Which of the following battles did Confederate States Army take part in?

5 Army of the West — ________

6 What was the size of the Confederate States Army?

7 ________ — Joseph E. Johnston, Gustavus W. Smith, Robert E. Lee commanding

8 Who was a commander in the Confederate States Army?

9 ________

10 When was the Confederate States Army active?

💡 Interesting Facts

  • during the Battle of Missionary Ridge, Confederate General James Argyle Smith was shot through both thighs and survived.
  • before serving in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, James M. Goggin worked as a cotton broker.
  • a memorial to "Unknown Confederate Dead" at the Fort Smith National Cemetery also commemorates James McIntosh and Alexander Steen, even though neither Confederate general was unknown.
  • during the Battle of New Haven, the fort the Confederate howitzer aimed at was not damaged, but the town's only hotel and bar were.
  • the Franklin County Courthouse incorporates the walls and columns left after Confederate forces burned the previous courthouse during the American Civil War.
  • the invention and military use of modern land mines are attributed to Brigadier General Gabriel J. Rains of the Confederate States Army.
  • the Louisiana Tigers Confederate Army brigade were a key part of the Army of Northern Virginia and developed a reputation as fearless, hard fighting shock troops.
  • the Knoxville Campaign ended with a Union Army victory even though the final battle of the campaign at Bean's Station had resulted in a Confederate victory.
  • Captain Richard Ashby, the brother of Confederate General Turner Ashby, was mortally wounded in battle and died in the ballroom at Washington Bottom Farm.
  • Temple House of Israel in Staunton, Virginia, was founded in 1876 by Alexander Hart, a former major in the Confederate States Army.
  • Zouave Guards of Indianapolis volunteered to fight before the American Civil War broke out, but its leader Francis A. Shoup (pictured) switched sides and joined the Confederates before the war began.
  • Union general Stephen G. Burbridge spent many years trying to remove the letters CSA from the Thompson and Powell Martyrs Monument (pictured).
  • Confederate General John W. Frazer surrendered the Cumberland Gap during the American Civil War without a fight.
  • Christ Church in Greenville, South Carolina, has a window depicting the Last Supper dedicated to Confederate general and bishop Ellison Capers.
  • Indian Mound Cemetery, originally created by the Hopewell culture, was defended in battle by Confederate soldiers and is the last resting place of an owner of the Washington Redskins.
  • Rickard D. Gwydir, an early settler of Washington state, was born in Kolkata and served in the Confederate army before being named Indian agent of the Colville Indian Reservation.
  • Joseph Finegan, an attorney, politician, and railroad builder, was the commander of Confederate forces at the Battle of Olustee, fought in 1864 during the American Civil War.
  • John Pegram (pictured) was the first former U.S. Army officer to be captured while in Confederate service.
  • Colonel J. Thomas Scharf, who served in both the Confederate Army and Navy, later became New York's Chinese Inspector.
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