The Civil War: Soldiers and Civilians

What did you learn about the American Civil War during your visit to

Drayton Hall?

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Introduction for 100

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• Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

Answer:Fort Sumter in the Charleston Harbor

Introduction for 200

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• What year did the Civil War start and how long did it last?

Answer:1861

4 years

Introductio2n for 300

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• Who won the 1860 presidential election even though he was not on the ballot in ten of the Southern states?

Answer:Abraham Lincoln

Introduction for 400

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• The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 granted freedom to whom?

Answer:Slaves in the

Confederate states

Introduction for 500

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• South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun believed that states should be able to nullify a federal law if they did not agree with it. What does nullify mean?

Answer:To cancel or reverse

Uniforms for 100

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• What was the official uniform color for the United States Army?

Answer:blue

Uniforms for 200

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• What was the material from which most uniforms were made?

Answer:wool

Uniforms for 300

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• What national symbol was on the buttons of the Union soldiers’ uniforms?

Answer:an eagle

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• What did a soldier carry in his cartridge box?

Answer:ammunition

Uniforms for 500

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• Name a Civil War Battle that was fought in South Carolina.

Answer:the Battle of Port Royal, the Battle of Fort Sumter, Battle of Secessionville, the Battle of Battery Wagner, etc.

Camp for 100

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• What was a soldier’s main way of communicating with his family back home?

Answer: writing letters

Camp for 200

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• What is popular game that soldiers would play at the end of the day in camp?

Answer: cards, checkers, dice, dominos

Camp for 300

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• How did most soldiers travel during the Civil War?

Answer:Walking/ by foot

Harper’s Weekly, May 4, 1861

Camp for 400

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• Name two things a soldier would carry with him to use at camp.

Answer:Shelter, bed roll, gum blanket, food, utensils, etc.

Camp for 500

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• What was the name for a group of five or more soldiers who shared a tent and made their meals together?

Answer: a mess

Homefront for 100

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• Who would be left on the home front while men went to war?

Answer:Women, children, and the elderly

Homefront for 200

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• Name some of the household goods that were very scarce during the war.

Answer:Coffee, fabric, paper,

food, etc.

Homefront for 300

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• Who was the African-American woman who helped recruit black troops for the Union Army?

Answer:Sojourner Truth

Homefront for 400

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• What was the strategy used to prevent goods coming into Charleston that included General Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan.

Answer:the Union Blockade

Homefront for 500

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• What is the term for a person or group of people who are forced to leave their homes during a time of war.

Answer:refugees

Technology for 100

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• What was the name of the first submarine to sink an enemy ship, the USS Housatonic.

Answer:the H.L. Hunley

Technology for 200

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• What was used during the Civil War to quickly transport materials such as food, uniforms and ammunition?

Answer:trains

Technology for 300

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• What was the name given to the battleships used during the Civil War when technology advanced beyond wooden ships?

Answer:ironclads

Technology for 400

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• This African-American man successfully escaped from slavery on the CSS Planter, and surrendered the boat to Union troops.

Answer:Robert Smalls

Technology for 500

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• What was the quickest way to send a short message during the Civil War?

• BONUS QUESTION for 250*: Who is credited with inventing the code used for telegraph communication?

Answer:By telegraph

*Samuel Morse