Small Talk-Trivia

Civil War Alphabet Quiz – M as in...May

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

1. C.S. semisubmersible ironclad ram sunk at New Orleans 2. March to the Sea ended at this fort outside Savannah, Ga. 3. Union general killed at Atlanta, 4. U.S. Army transport ship sunk in St John’s River, Fla., April 1, 1864 5. Confederate raider who operated in Northern Virginia 6. Final battle of Seven Day’s 7. “Fighting” family of colonels and generals from Ohio 8. Organizer of the Irish Brigade 9. Medal first awarded to the Andrews Raiders for the Great Locomotive Chase 10. Oceanographer called the “Pathfinder of the Seas”

Answers found on page 47.

Trivia Answers 1. CSS Manassas 2. Fort McAllister 3. General James B. McPherson 4. Maple Leaf 5. Colonel John S. Mosby 6. Malvern Hill 7. The McCooks 8. General Thomas Francis Meagher 9. Medal of Honor 10. Matthew F. Maury