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Siege of Vicksburg
Contributed by: Chadwick
  • 1. When did the Siege of Vicksburg take place?
A) 1863
B) 1871
C) 1859
D) 1847
  • 2. Which Civil War general led the Union forces during the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) George B. McClellan
B) Robert E. Lee
C) William Tecumseh Sherman
D) Ulysses S. Grant
  • 3. On which river is Vicksburg located?
A) Ohio River
B) Colorado River
C) Hudson River
D) Mississippi River
  • 4. Which Confederate general defended Vicksburg during the siege?
A) Jubal Early
B) Braxton Bragg
C) John C. Pemberton
D) Stonewall Jackson
  • 5. How long did the Siege of Vicksburg last?
A) 47 days
B) 35 days
C) 60 days
D) 21 days
  • 6. What was the strategic significance of Vicksburg during the Civil War?
A) Link between North and South
B) Access to Gulf of Mexico
C) Control of the Mississippi River
D) Defend Richmond, Virginia
  • 7. What day did the Siege of Vicksburg end?
A) June 19
B) September 2
C) August 13
D) July 4
  • 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) 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 Port Gibson
B) Battle of Antietam
C) Battle of Shiloh
D) Battle of Gettysburg
  • 11. Which was the military campaign that led to the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Gettysburg Campaign
B) Vicksburg Campaign
C) Antietam Campaign
D) Atlanta Campaign
  • 12. Which of the following battles was fought after the Siege of Vicksburg?
A) Antietam
B) Bull Run
C) Gettysburg
D) Shiloh
  • 13. Why was Vicksburg known as the 'Gibraltar of the Confederacy'?
A) It controlled key trade routes
B) It was the capital of the Confederacy
C) It housed the Confederate treasury
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) Oliver Hazard Perry
B) James Lawrence
C) David Farragut
D) John Paul Jones
  • 15. Which Confederate city was the last major stronghold of the Mississippi River before Vicksburg fell?
A) Memphis
B) Mobile
C) Port Hudson
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) Confederate Army
C) Union Army
D) Both sides claimed victory
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