HIUS 420 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Alexander Stephens - ANS 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 - ANS A U.S. Army officer and later a major general and cavalry commander for the
Confederate States of America.
George Pickett - ANS 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 - ANS A nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
John S. Mosby - ANS 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 - ANS 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.
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ANSWERS. VERIFIED 2025/2026.
Alexander Stephens - ANS 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 - ANS A U.S. Army officer and later a major general and cavalry commander for the
Confederate States of America.
George Pickett - ANS 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 - ANS A nurse during the Civil War and founder of the American Red Cross.
John S. Mosby - ANS 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 - ANS 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.
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
