The American Civil War Trivia Questions

The American Civil War lasted four years, from 1861 to 1865, with major battles like Gettysburg and Sherman's March. It was not short.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in rebel states but did not end the war. The war ended with Confederate surrenders in April 1865.

Ironclad warships were first used in combat in the Crimean War at the Battle of Kinburn (1855). The American Civil War saw the first battle between ironclads in 1862.

While tariffs were a minor issue, the primary cause of the American Civil War was slavery. The secession documents of Southern states explicitly cite slavery.

The H.L. Hunley, a Confederate submarine, sank the USS Housatonic in 1864, marking the first successful combat submarine attack in history.

Approximately 180,000 African American soldiers served in the Union Army, disproving the claim that it was exclusively white.

The Revenue Act of 1861 established the first U.S. income tax to fund the war effort. It was a flat 3% tax on incomes over $800.

The American Civil War resulted in approximately 620,000 deaths. Combined, World War I (116,000) and World War II (405,000) total about 521,000, so the Civil War had more American fatalities.