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