Civil War Dog Quiz

Test your knowledge of Civil War soldiers and canines

1. Which Confederate General named his dog after his good friend, who happened to be a Union General?

     a) Robert Edward  Lee

     b) John Bell Hood

     c) George Edward Pickett

2. Which Union unit had a portrait of their dog painted so they could bring it to their yearly reunions after the dog passed away?

     a) 79th New York

     b) 104th Ohio

      c) 111th Pennsylvania

3. Which Civil War figure, when forced to give his family dog away to his neighbors, also gave them his living room sofa because the dog was accustomed to sleeping on it?

      a) Abe Lincoln

      b) Jefferson Davis

      c) Matthew Brady

4. Which Confederate Prison had a large black dog named Hero?

     a) Castle Thunder

     b) Libby Prison

     c) Andersonville

5. A ghost dog is said to be heard crying in the nigh on the Gettysburg Battlefield for his dead master. Who was his master?

     a) John Reynolds

     a) William Barksdale

     c) Lewis Armistead

The answers to these questions are found in the book alone with many more interesting facts and stories.

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