Civil War Quiz: What Do You Know About President Lincoln’s Cabinet Secretaries?

Q#1 – Who was President Lincoln’s first Secretary of War?

Q#2 – President Lincoln replaced his first Secretary of War with Edwin M. Stanton. What were the reasons for the replacement?

Q#3 – What two major accomplishments is Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles known for during the Civil War?

Q#4 – What was the main reason that Lincoln named Caleb B. Smith as his Secretary of the Interior?

Q#5 – What were two major accomplishments Postmaster General Montgomery Blair was known for?

Q#6 – What major legal action by President Lincoln did Attorney General Edward Bates strongly disagree with?

Q#7 – During the Civil War, who was responsible for implementing the National Banking System to help finance the Union cause?

Q#8 – What two major criticisms were directed toward Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton?

Q#9 – What were the reasons that Secretary of the Interior Caleb B. Smith clashed with President Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln?

Q#10 – What major postal reforms did Postmaster General Blair institute regarding mail delivery?

Q#11 – After President Lincoln was assassinated, which Cabinet Secretary is credited with making the statement, “Now he belongs to the ages”?

Q#12 – Which of President Lincoln’s Cabinet Secretaries was later named Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court?

Q#13 – What nickname did President Lincoln assign to his Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles?

Q#14 – What major reform regarding the federal monetary system is Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase known for?

Q#15 – Who organized the manhunt for Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth?