Small Talk-Trivia

Civil War Alphabet Quiz – O as in... July

By Lawrence E. Babits · Originally published July 2021 · pp. 5–7

General Henry Halleck’s nickname Popular and effective 3-inch rifled cannon Largest battle fought in Florida The first of the Seven Days Battles Nickname for Kentucky infantry unit Double turreted monitor that fought in James River and at Fort Fisher 7. He led the [Union] “Tigers” 8. Walt Whitman’s 1865 poem eulogizing Lincoln 9. U.S. “double ender” sunk by torpedo in Roanoke River, NC 10. Commander of the 15th Alabama on Little Round Top

Answers found on page 7.

Trivia Answers 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

“Old Brains” Ordnance rifle Olustee Oak Grove, Va. “Orphan Brigade”

USS Onondaga 7. General Emerson Opdycke 8. “Oh Captain! My Captain! 9. USS Otsego 10. Colonel William C. Oates