Siege of Vicksburg
  • 1. When did the Siege of Vicksburg take place?
A) 1847
B) 1871
C) 1859
D) 1863
  • 2. Which Civil War general led the Union forces during the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) William Tecumseh Sherman
B) Robert E. Lee
C) Ulysses S. Grant
D) George B. McClellan
  • 3. On which river is Vicksburg located?
A) Mississippi River
B) Ohio River
C) Hudson River
D) Colorado River
  • 4. Which Confederate general defended Vicksburg during the siege?
A) John C. Pemberton
B) Stonewall Jackson
C) Jubal Early
D) Braxton Bragg
  • 5. How long did the Siege of Vicksburg last?
A) 60 days
B) 21 days
C) 35 days
D) 47 days
  • 6. What was the strategic significance of Vicksburg during the Civil War?
A) Control of the Mississippi River
B) Link between North and South
C) Access to Gulf of Mexico
D) Defend Richmond, Virginia
  • 7. What day did the Siege of Vicksburg end?
A) September 2
B) August 13
C) June 19
D) July 4
  • 8. In what modern-day state is Vicksburg located?
A) Louisiana
B) Tennessee
C) Alabama
D) Mississippi
  • 9. Which president praised the Union victory at Vicksburg as the most important of the war?
A) Abraham Lincoln
B) Andrew Johnson
C) Jefferson Davis
D) James Buchanan
  • 10. Which important military campaign directly preceded the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Battle of Gettysburg
B) Battle of Port Gibson
C) Battle of Shiloh
D) Battle of Antietam
  • 11. Which was the military campaign that led to the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Atlanta Campaign
B) Vicksburg Campaign
C) Gettysburg Campaign
D) Antietam Campaign
  • 12. Which of the following battles was fought after the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Bull Run
B) Antietam
C) Gettysburg
D) Shiloh
  • 13. Why was Vicksburg known as the 'Gibraltar of the Confederacy'?
A) It housed the Confederate treasury
B) It was the capital of the Confederacy
C) It controlled key trade routes
D) It was a heavily fortified city
  • 14. Which Union admiral contributed to the Siege of Vicksburg by bombarding the city from the river?
A) John Paul Jones
B) David Farragut
C) James Lawrence
D) Oliver Hazard Perry
  • 15. Which Confederate city was the last major stronghold of the Mississippi River before Vicksburg fell?
A) New Orleans
B) Mobile
C) Port Hudson
D) Memphis
  • 16. Who won the Battle of Champion Hill, which was a prelude to the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Confederate Army
B) Both sides claimed victory
C) Union Army
D) Battle ended in a draw
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