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Friday, July 8, 2005

History Quiz, Very Easy...Civil War History...Winner gets 4,000 clicks!!!!!

General William Tecumseh Sherman was a failure at Officers Training. He was expelled from the Union army, moved to Luisiana, his home state, and started a university which was to become LSU. At the commencement of hostilities in 1861, he returned to West Point and requested one more chance. He was... Sign in to see full entry.

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Two-dog WinsToday's History Quiz. A+ Answer: BEN HUR!!

I just wanted to expand on the irony of this event. Lew Wallace was able to tell his story of the error made by Grant at the Battle of Shilo, but in a veiled way. He felt as though he were vindicated, and experienced the kind of unbelievable success that very few mega-stars ever experience. In... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, July 7, 2005

Another hint: The book & movie takes place in Ancient Rome. Hmmmmmmm

What was the Name of that Novel? A new hint -- this gives it away! Battle of Shilo General Wrote a World-Wide Best-selling Novel. Its Name? New Hint: The novel was translated into many foreign languages. A blockbuster film was made of it. At the Battle of Shilo (Pittsburg Landing) General Lew... Sign in to see full entry.

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What was the Name of that Novel? A new hint -- this gives it away!

Battle of Shilo General Wrote a World-Wide Best-selling Novel. Its Name? New Hint: The novel was translated into many foreign languages. A blockbuster film was made of it. At the Battle of Shilo (Pittsburg Landing) General Lew Wallace received instructions from Grant to cross the river, travel the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Battle of Shilo General Wrote a World-Wide Best-selling Novel. Its Name?

At the Battle of Shilo (Pittsburg Landing) General Lew Wallace received instructions from Grant to cross the river, travel the river road and engage the enemy. Unfortunately, Grant was north of the river, did not realize the strength of the Conferderate advance, and his orders to Lew Wallace were... Sign in to see full entry.

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Explication of the Battle of Shilo: "Pittsburg Landing...(300 words)......

The answer is General Albert Sidney Johnston. He successfully massed forty thousand rebels to within fifty yards of William T. Sherman's Union army, undetected. The southern attack was headlong, as opposed to a pincer attack that would have squeezed the northern army and easily crushed it. The... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, July 6, 2005

Fact is, the South had the momentum until this general was felled..........

What was the name of the southern general killed at the battle of Shilo (Pittsburg Landing)? __________________. His death meant the turning point of the war for the South. Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 5, 2005

Civil War History then. Name this Southern Hero...........................

What was the name of the southern general killed at the battle of Shilo (Pittsburg Landing)? __________________. His death meant the turning point of the war for the South. Sign in to see full entry.

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OMG, Charleston SC, lost to the British!...................................

What was the year, during the Revolutionary War (that's us against the British) that the British captured Charleston, S.C. Our favorite town? __________________ Sign in to see full entry.

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Civil War buffs will get this one with ease. Civil War buffs? CW buffs???

Northern name for the "Battle of Shilo" is _____________? Sign in to see full entry.

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