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Civil War Alphabet Quiz - F

By Lawrence E. Babits · Originally published October 2020 · pp. 23–47

F F as in Fort, a second go around for the letter F 1. This fort defended the last open Atlantic blockade runner’s port 2. Fort where Grant got his nickname of “Unconditional Surrender” 3. Sherman’s march to the sea ended at this fort 4. Fort bombarded from nearby islands and forced to surrender April 1862 5. Union Petersburg fort called Fort Hell 6. Lincoln came under fire at this fort 7. Site of 54th Massachusetts charge 8. Name one of the two forts guarding access to Mobile Bay 9. Federals held this fort and kept C.S. troops from seizing Pensacola Navy Yard 10. “Massacre” of black soldiers occurred at this fort

Answers found on page 47.

Trivia Answers

Fort Fisher, N.C. 2. Fort Donelson, Feb. 16, 1862 3. Fort McAllister, Ga. 4. Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Ga.

Fort Sedgewick, Va. Fort Stevens Fort Wagner, S.C. Fort Morgan, or Fort Gaines 9. Fort Pickens, Fla. 10. Fort Pillow, Tenn.