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