Question 39 – how many were seaworthy?

June 1, 2011

Of the total number of ships commissioned in the US navy in April of ’61, how many were available and ready for immediate service along the coast?

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Question 38 – What about the navy?

May 31, 2011

At the time Lincoln became president, how many ships were commissioned in the US navy?

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Queston 37 – should we get some newer guns?

May 28, 2011

Most of the firearms that were in the US army arsenal, in April of 1861, were of what kind?

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Question 36 – Hey! Anybody got a dang map?

May 27, 2011

In early 1862, when Gen. Henry Halleck, commanding the Western Department, wanted maps of that area, what did he have to do?

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Question 35 – Mr. Cameron, sec’y of war

May 26, 2011

What was the nick-name for Simon Cameron, Lincoln’s first secretary of war?

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Question 34 – Goin’ South!

May 25, 2011

Out of approximately 16,000 man US army that existed in April of 1861, what percentage of its officers resigned to go South?

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Question 33 – Lincoln’s low profile on slavery

May 24, 2011

What was the reason behind Lincoln’s decision to keep a low profile on slavery in the early part of the war?

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Question 32 – Abolitionists in the opening months

May 23, 2011

Most abolitionists in the early months of the war declined to openly criticize the Lincoln administration’s neutral position towards slavery.  What did William Lloyd Garrison advise to fellow abolitionists in April of 1861?

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Question 31 – House and Senate resolutions

May 21, 2011

On July 22 and 25 the House and Senate pass similar resolutions sponsored by John J. Crittenden of Kentucky, and Andrew Johnson of  Tennessee affirming what?                                                                                  John J. Crittenden Andrew Johnson

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Question 30 – Lincoln’s address to Congress

May 20, 2011

In his July 4, 1861 address to Congress what does Lincoln reaffirm?

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