HIUS 420 FINAL TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Alexander Stephens. Answer: Vice President of the Confederacy. Stephens continued to
argue against secession during the lead-up to the Civil War. Despite these misgivings, he was
chosen to be the first vice president of the Confederate States of America during the
Confederate Congress in February 1861.
● Jeb Stuart. Answer: A U.S. Army officer and later a major general and cavalry commander
for the Confederate States of America.
● George Pickett. Answer: U.S. Army officer who became a general in the Confederate
States Army during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for his participation in the
futile and bloody assault at the Battle of Gettysburg that bears his name, Pickett's Charge.
● Clara Barton. Answer: A nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red
Cross.
● John S. Mosby. Answer: Also known by his nickname, the "Gray Ghost" (for his speed and
elusiveness), he was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil
War.
● Ely Parker. Answer: A Seneca attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. He was
commissioned a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War, when he served as adjutant
and secretary to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Held the office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
● Judah Benjamin. Answer: A lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from
Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United
Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister.
● John H. Morgan. Answer: A Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862,
he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly
raid in Kentucky, which encouraged Braxton Bragg's invasion of that state.
● Stand Watie. Answer: A leader of the Cherokee Nation, and the only Native American to
attain a general's rank in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
ANSWERS GRADED A+
● Alexander Stephens. Answer: Vice President of the Confederacy. Stephens continued to
argue against secession during the lead-up to the Civil War. Despite these misgivings, he was
chosen to be the first vice president of the Confederate States of America during the
Confederate Congress in February 1861.
● Jeb Stuart. Answer: A U.S. Army officer and later a major general and cavalry commander
for the Confederate States of America.
● George Pickett. Answer: U.S. Army officer who became a general in the Confederate
States Army during the American Civil War. He is best remembered for his participation in the
futile and bloody assault at the Battle of Gettysburg that bears his name, Pickett's Charge.
● Clara Barton. Answer: A nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red
Cross.
● John S. Mosby. Answer: Also known by his nickname, the "Gray Ghost" (for his speed and
elusiveness), he was a Confederate army cavalry battalion commander in the American Civil
War.
● Ely Parker. Answer: A Seneca attorney, engineer, and tribal diplomat. He was
commissioned a lieutenant colonel during the American Civil War, when he served as adjutant
and secretary to Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Held the office of Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
● Judah Benjamin. Answer: A lawyer and politician who was a United States Senator from
Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United
Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English barrister.
● John H. Morgan. Answer: A Confederate general in the American Civil War. In April 1862,
he raised the 2nd Kentucky Cavalry Regiment, fought at Shiloh, and then launched a costly
raid in Kentucky, which encouraged Braxton Bragg's invasion of that state.
● Stand Watie. Answer: A leader of the Cherokee Nation, and the only Native American to
attain a general's rank in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
