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