Answers to Trivia
August 2011
Q. In August, 1861, at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in Missouri, he became the first Union general to be killed in the Civil War.
A. Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon
Q. In August, 1864, Admiral David Farragut famously declared, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" in the heat of this battle.
A. The Battle of Mobile Bay
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