Statistics for American Civil War Quiz

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Who was US president at the start of the war?	Lincoln	95%
Which was the fisrt state to secede from the Union?	South Carolina	88%
Which civil war battle was the bloodiest?	Gettysburg	78%
What year was the last man killed in the war?	1865	70%
Who was the president of the Confederacy	Jefferson Davis	64%
Which state saw the most fighting during the war?	Virginia	62%
What city did Sherman burn down during his march to the sea?	Atlanta	60%
How many states originally seceded from the North?	7	59%
Which abolitionist launched the raid on Harper's Ferry to encourage slaves to rise up against their masters?	John Brown	55%
What was the official name of the confederacy as a country?	Confederate States of America	52%
Where did Robert.E.Lee surrender to Ulysses.S.Grant?	Appomattox courthouse	45%
How much per month were the Union privates paid for their service?	$13	41%
The first paper currency was issued by the US government in 1862 what were they called?	Greenbacks	30%
What play was Abraham Lincoln watching when he was assassinated ?	Our American cousin	21%
What was the first battle of the Civil War?	Fort Sumner	4%