2006 Archives History Game – Monmouth County & the Civil War
By Gary D. Saretzky
Answer True or False
(answers at bottom of page)
| 1 | During the Civil War, the MonmouthCounty Board of Chosen Freeholders sold bonds and borrowed money from a bank in order to pay bounties to those who volunteered for military service. | ||
| 2 | During the Civil War, more than 150 African Americans from MonmouthCounty served in the Union Army or Navy. | ||
| 3 | The 14 th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, trained at CampVredenburgh near Freehold. | ||
| 4 | The 14 th Regiment played a key role in saving Washington, DC from capture at the Battle of Monocacy near Frederick,
Maryland. |
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| 5 | Major Peter Vredenburgh of the 14 th Regiment was the son of Judge Vredenburgh, after whom CampVredenburgh was named. | ||
| 6 | William S. Truex, who led the 14 th Regiment as its Colonel, had no military experience before the Civil War. | ||
| 7 | Freehold native Joel Parker served as Republican Governor of New Jersey during the Civil War. | ||
| 8 | Mathew Brady, who organized the largest photographic documentation of the Civil War, became a millionaire through selling his war pictures. | ||
| 9 | The Ladies Soldiers Aid Society was established to hide deserters from the Union Army. | ||
| 10 | Due to Lincoln’s demand for troops, even aliens were subject to the military draft in New Jersey. |
\history game 2006
Answers: 1 to 5 True; 6-10 False