Small Talk-Trivia

Civil War Alphabet Quiz – N as in...June

By Lawrence E. Babits · Originally published June 2021 · pp. 7–47

1. .36 caliber revolvers were often denoted by this service branch name 2. Steam powered Union ironclad built like old sailing vessel with bark rig 3. General John B. Hood’s last defeat 4. Excelsior Brigade came from this state 5. VMI cadets helped win this 1864 battle 6. Monitor that helped Weehawken beat CSS Atlanta 7. Corps commanded by Burnside in 1864 8. Ironclad built at White Hall, N.C. 9. Name for Kentucky State Guard 10. CS unit charged with operating “infernal devices” in Southern rivers

Trivia Answers 1. Navy 2. USS New Ironsides 3. Nashville, Tenn. 4. New York 5. New Market, Virginia 6. USS Nahant 7. IX Corps 8. CSS Neuse 9. National Blues 10. Naval Submarine Battery Service