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Which state split off from a Confederate state in 1863?
Answer: West Virginia
Why: Nevada also joined the Union during the war, becoming a state in October 1864.
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Who guided the 1863 Combahee River Raid that freed over 700 people?
Answer: Harriet Tubman
Why: Tubman had learned from enslaved informants where Confederate mines lay in the river, so the gunboats could steer clear.
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Where did the CSS Shenandoah surrender in November 1865?
Answer: Liverpool
Why: That surrender came nearly seven months after Lee had surrendered at Appomattox.
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In which state was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?
Answer: Pennsylvania
Why: Up to 51,000 soldiers from both armies were killed, wounded, captured or missing there in just three days.
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Who led the Union army at Gettysburg?
Answer: George Meade
Why: Meade had taken command just three days before the battle, replacing Joseph Hooker on June 28, 1863.
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For how long did Lincoln first call up 75,000 troops in 1861?
Answer: Three months
Why: That call for troops pushed Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina to secede.
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