Civil War 1864

What are orderlies?

• Those who assist surgeons in Civil War hospitals

• a type of anesthesia

• a type of bullet

• soldiers who carried the injured and wounded from the battlefield

What are Minie balls?

• bullets

• cannonballs

• canister shot

• rifles

What was the ration fro death from disease vs. death from battle?

• 2 to 1

• 5 to 1

• 10 to 1

• 20 to 1

TWO ANSWERS: What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

• freed slaves in rebellious states

• encouraged African Americans to enlist

• Proclaimed that Lincoln was President

• dedicated the cemetery at Gettysburg

What was the most common anesthesia used in dressing stations?

• chloroform

• chlorophyll

• chloraseptic

• clorox

About what percentage of soldiers and sailors were African American?

• 10%

• 25%

• 15%

• 20%

From what state did Colonel Shaw's "colored infantry" come from?

• New Jersey

• Pennsylvania

• New York

• Massachusetts

Who was the Union hero at Mobile Bay?

• Admiral David Farragut

• General Ulysses Grant

• General George Meade

• General George McClellan

Who was given the Democratic nomination in the election of 1864?

• George Meade

• George McClellan

• George Pickett

• Abraham Lincoln

What city did Sherman capture that lifted Union spirits and helped get Lincoln re-elected?

• Savannah, Georgia

• Atlanta, Georgia

• New Orleans, Lousiana

• Mobile, Alabama