Civil War Ties and a Giveaway

Several of the Hart brothers, including Crockett, fought in the Civil War. Crockett doesn’t talk about it much, but he keeps a lot inside about that time.

Battle Flag of the C.S.A., Crockett's allegiance

Here’s a quiz for you about events that happened before and during the Civil War (Answers below):

1.       What New England minister’s daughter wrote a book about slavery that touched millions of hearts and converted many to the antislavery cause?

2.       Richmond, Va., was the second and most permanent capital of the Confederate States of America, and Danville, Va., was the third and last capital—but what city was the first?

3.       Who coordinated donations and volunteers to form an independent nursing corps during the Civil War?

4.       Who was sworn in first as president—Abraham Lincoln or Jefferson Davis?

5.       Can you name the two first ladies during the war—North and South?

Answers

1.       Harriet Beecher Stowe (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)

2.       Montgomery, Alabama

3.       Clara Barton

4.       Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the C.S.A. on Feb. 18, 1861, and Lincoln as president of the U.S.A. on March 4, 1861.

5.      Mary Todd Lincoln in the North, and Varina Howell Davis in the South.

Jefferson and Varina Davis's wedding picture, 1845

I hope you enjoyed this little exercise. Tomorrow we’ll talk about an event that played a major part in my story, the Texas Treasury Robbery.


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