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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, The Same Holy Cause.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. McPherson tells of a sergeant in the 20th Indiana during the Mine Run campaign who'd left _____________ to enlist.
(a) Politics.
(b) Farming.
(c) Fiancee.
(d) Medical school.

2. McPherson notes that at the battle of ___________________ on June 3, 1864, one New York regiment was driven by the Provost Guard at bayonet point.
(a) Wilderness.
(b) Peach Tree Creek.
(c) Cold Harbor.
(d) Petersburg.

3. While attempting to define the "glorious institutions" that kept men fighting during the Civil War, a soldier from which state defined it as "the guaranty of the rights of property, liberty of action, freedom of thought, religion...that kind of government that shall assure life liberty & the pursuit of happiness"?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Ohio.

4. During Stonewall Jackson's Shenandoah Valley campaign in 1862, some of his men fought five battles in addition to marching how many miles in a single month?
(a) 260.
(b) 140.
(c) 85.
(d) 350.

5. In his discussion of those soldiers who were not so heroic, McPherson mentions that these men were referred to as all BUT WHICH of the following?
(a) Skulkers.
(b) Stragglers.
(c) Sneaks.
(d) Snivelers.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the excitement for battle raced across the country, the governor of Ohio said he could not send the requested thirteen regiments but would send how many?

2. During "Chapter 5: Religion is What Makes Brave Soldiers," which military historian is quoted from his book, "Men Against Fire"?

3. From which state was the soldier who felt that religion was what made brave soldiers, during the discussion of Civil War faith?

4. After the discussion of "short-timers" psychology, McPherson notes what percentage of 3-year enlisted Union soldiers from 1861 reenlisted?

5. As McPherson talks about the literacy rates during the Civil War, he says that what percentage of Union soldiers were literate?

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