How it works
These trivia questions about the Civil War ask for dates, places and documents of the American Civil War, in four rounds. No casualty count is asked.
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Trivia questions about Sherman's March to the Sea
The last round follows the march from Atlanta in November 1864 to Savannah: the bummers, the census Sherman planned with, the mock session at Milledgeville and Fort McAllister. Battles and campaigns asks what Pickett's Charge is considered; Shiloh, Memphis and Five Forks are there too. Secession, Fort Sumter and the border states opens the war.
History for a quiz, read aloud
The pack asks when, where and which document, and leaves out death tolls and prison camps. Tap a choice to check it; the reason and the article it was read in appear with the answer.
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- Civil War questions and answers, hard trivia included: half of Secession, Fort Sumter and the border states is hard.
Questions and answers
What are some easy Civil War trivia questions?
Which four states were the border states? How did hundreds of women manage to enlist? What did Sherman call Savannah in his telegram to Lincoln? The answers are Maryland, Delaware, Missouri and Kentucky; disguised as men; and a Christmas gift.
When did the Civil War start and end?
It began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces bombarded Fort Sumter in South Carolina. Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865; the article this pack links gives May 26, 1865 as the end of the war.
Where did the last Confederate surrender take place?
In Liverpool, England. On November 6, 1865 the captain of the cruiser CSS Shenandoah surrendered the ship to British authorities there, months after the armies in the field had given up.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 3, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article American Civil War or Sherman's March to the Sea, whichever the question links. Appomattox, Antietam and the Emancipation Proclamation are left to the site's American history and Lincoln packs.