Who is often referred to as the “Father of War Correspondents” due to his coverage of the Mexican-American War and the Civil War?
a) Ernie Pyle
b) Walter Cronkite
c) Edward R. Murrow
d) George Smalley
Answer: d) George Smalley
Which war correspondent for The New York Herald is known for his eyewitness accounts of major battles like Bull Run and Antietam?
a) Mark Twain
b) Henry Villard
c) Ambrose Bierce
d) George Alfred Townsend
Answer: d) George Alfred Townsend
Clara Barton, known for her humanitarian efforts during the Civil War, also served as a war correspondent for which newspaper?
a) The New York Times
b) The Boston Globe
c) The Philadelphia Inquirer
d) None, she did not work as a war correspondent
Answer: a) The New York Times
Which war correspondent famously reported on the Battle of Gettysburg and later became the editor of The Atlantic Monthly?
a) Mark Twain
b) Walt Whitman
c) Henry Villard
d) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Answer: c) Henry Villard
What newspaper did journalist and war correspondent George Wilkins Kendall found during the Mexican-American War and continued to cover the Civil War?
a) The New York Times
b) The Washington Post
c) The New Orleans Picayune
d) The Philadelphia Inquirer
Answer: c) The New Orleans Picayune
Who was the war correspondent who accompanied Union General William T. Sherman on his “March to the Sea” and later authored a memoir about his experiences?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Henry Villard
c) George Smalley
d) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Answer: b) Henry Villard
What war correspondent wrote under the pseudonym “Shirley” for the Chicago Tribune and is known for his coverage of the Civil War battles?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) George Smalley
c) George Alfred Townsend
d) Walt Whitman
Answer: c) George Alfred Townsend
Who was the war correspondent who wrote for The Atlantic Monthly and covered events like the Battle of Fort Sumter and the Battle of Shiloh?
a) Mark Twain
b) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
c) Edward R. Murrow
d) Henry Villard
Answer: b) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
What war correspondent became famous for his satirical and often critical accounts of the Civil War, which he later compiled in his book “The Devil’s Dictionary?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Walt Whitman
c) George Smalley
d) George Alfred Townsend
Answer: a) Ambrose Bierce
Which war correspondent is known for his correspondence with Abraham Lincoln and for his reporting on the Emancipation Proclamation?
a) George Wilkins Kendall
b) Henry Villard
c) George Smalley
d) Horace Greeley
Answer: d) Horace Greeley
Who was the war correspondent who covered the Civil War for Harper’s Weekly and is known for his detailed illustrations of battle scenes?
a) Mark Twain
b) Winslow Homer
c) George Smalley
d) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Answer: b) Winslow Homer
What newspaper did journalist and war correspondent Samuel Wilkeson write for, and what battle did he cover that was personally significant to him?
a) The New York Times; Battle of Gettysburg
b) The Philadelphia Inquirer; Battle of Antietam
c) The Washington Post; Battle of Bull Run
d) The Boston Globe; Battle of Shiloh
Answer: a) The New York Times; Battle of Gettysburg
Who was the war correspondent and editor of The New York Times who famously said, “There is no new policy. I am not, and have not been, in communication with any of the President’s Cabinet”?
a) Horace Greeley
b) Henry Villard
c) George Wilkins Kendall
d) George Smalley
Answer: d) George Smalley
What journalist and war correspondent, often referred to as “Nellie Bly,” gained fame for her investigative reporting and coverage of events like the Civil War?
a) Clara Barton
b) Nellie Bly
c) Margaret Fuller
d) Ida B. Wells
Answer: b) Nellie Bly
Who was the war correspondent for The Cincinnati Commercial during the Civil War and famously covered the Battle of Shiloh?
a) Mark Twain
b) Samuel Wilkeson
c) Ambrose Bierce
d) Winslow Homer
Answer: b) Samuel Wilkeson
What war correspondent wrote for the Charleston Mercury and is known for his firsthand accounts of the Confederate side of the Civil War?
a) Henry Villard
b) Edward R. Murrow
c) Henry Timrod
d) George Wilkins Kendall
Answer: c) Henry Timrod
Which war correspondent covered the Civil War battles for the Chicago Tribune and later published a collection of his articles in “The Golden Book of Springfield?
a) George Wilkins Kendall
b) Mark Twain
c) Walt Whitman
d) Ambrose Bierce
Answer: b) Mark Twain
Who was the war correspondent who covered the Civil War for the New-York Tribune and reported on events like the Battle of Fredericksburg?
a) George Smalley
b) Clara Barton
c) Horace Greeley
d) Henry Villard
Answer: c) Horace Greeley
What war correspondent for The New York Times was present at Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and wrote an account of the event?
a) George Smalley
b) Clara Barton
c) Henry Villard
d) Samuel Wilkeson
Answer: a) George Smalley
Who was the war correspondent and author who wrote about his experiences during the Civil War in his book “Incidents of the War?
a) Henry Villard
b) Henry Timrod
c) Samuel Wilkeson
d) George Wilkins Kendall
Answer: d) George Wilkins Kendall
What war correspondent and writer is known for his memoir “Recollections of a Private,” which provides insights into the life of a soldier during the Civil War?
a) Mark Twain
b) Henry Villard
c) Ambrose Bierce
d) Warren Lee Goss
Answer: d) Warren Lee Goss
Who was the war correspondent for the New-York Tribune and the Chicago Times who reported on battles like Fort Donelson and Vicksburg?
a) George Smalley
b) Samuel Wilkeson
c) Ambrose Bierce
d) Henry Timrod
Answer: b) Samuel Wilkeson
What war correspondent wrote for The Atlantic Monthly and is known for his collection of wartime poetry titled “Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War”?
a) Henry Villard
b) Herman Melville
c) George Smalley
d) Walt Whitman
Answer: b) Herman Melville
Who was the war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and later wrote a book titled “Army Letters from an Officer’s Wife”?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Louisa May Alcott
c) Kate Cumming
d) George Smalley
Answer: b) Louisa May Alcott
Which war correspondent and poet is known for his famous poem “The Blue and the Gray,” which captures the sentiment of reconciliation after the Civil War?
a) Henry Timrod
b) George Alfred Townsend
c) Walt Whitman
d) Herman Melville
Answer: a) Henry Timrod
Who was the war correspondent for the New-York Tribune who famously wrote an open letter to President Lincoln titled “The Prayer of Twenty Millions”?
a) Clara Barton
b) Horace Greeley
c) George Smalley
d) Samuel Wilkeson
Answer: b) Horace Greeley
What journalist and war correspondent for the New York Herald famously reported on the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House?
a) George Smalley
b) Mark Twain
c) Henry Villard
d) Sylvanus Cadwallader
Answer: d) Sylvanus Cadwallader
Which war correspondent is known for his coverage of the Battle of Gettysburg, including his dispatches that appeared in the Chicago Times?
a) George Smalley
b) Ambrose Bierce
c) Henry Timrod
d) Samuel Wilkeson
Answer: a) George Smalley
Who was the war correspondent for the New York Tribune who documented the Union efforts during the Battle of Fort Fisher?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Horace Greeley
c) George Smalley
d) George Alfred Townsend
Answer: b) Horace Greeley
What newspaper did journalist and war correspondent Edward R. Murrow work for during the Civil War?
a) The New York Times
b) The Boston Globe
c) The Philadelphia Inquirer
d) None, he did not work as a war correspondent
Answer: d) None, he did not work as a war correspondent
Who was the war correspondent for The New York Times known for his coverage of the Battle of Gettysburg and his later book “The Campaigns of the Civil War”?
a) George Smalley
b) Samuel Wilkeson
c) Henry Villard
d) Francis Trevelyan Miller
Answer: a) George Smalley
What war correspondent wrote for the New York Herald and famously reported on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
a) Clara Barton
b) Horace Greeley
c) Henry Villard
d) Henry Wingfield
Answer: d) Henry Wingfield
Who was the war correspondent for the New York Tribune who covered the Battle of Fredericksburg and later authored a book titled “A Year of American Travel?
a) George Smalley
b) Horace Greeley
c) Henry Villard
d) Henry Wingfield
Answer: d) Henry Wingfield
Which war correspondent is known for his vivid descriptions of the Battle of Bull Run and the Battle of Shiloh in his book “Army Life in a Black Regiment”?
a) Mark Twain
b) Ambrose Bierce
c) Walt Whitman
d) Thomas Wentworth Higginson
Answer: d) Thomas Wentworth Higginson
What war correspondent and poet is known for her writings about the Civil War, including poems like “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”?
a) Louisa May Alcott
b) Clara Barton
c) Kate Cumming
d) Harriet Beecher Stowe
Answer: d) Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the war correspondent for the Chicago Times who covered events like the Battle of Gettysburg and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
a) George Smalley
b) Mark Twain
c) Samuel Wilkeson
d) Henry Wingfield
Answer: a) George Smalley
What war correspondent and author wrote about her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War in her book “Hospital Sketches”?
a) Louisa May Alcott
b) Kate Cumming
c) Clara Barton
d) Mary Livermore
Answer: a) Louisa May Alcott
Who was the war correspondent for The New York Times who covered events like the capture of Fort Fisher and later served as the editor of the newspaper?
a) Samuel Wilkeson
b) George Smalley
c) Henry Villard
d) George Alfred Townsend
Answer: c) Henry Villard
Which war correspondent is known for his coverage of the Battle of First Bull Run and his later novel “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Henry Timrod
c) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
d) George Alfred Townsend
Answer: a) Ambrose Bierce
What journalist and war correspondent covered events like the Battle of Bull Run and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House?
a) Clara Barton
b) Samuel Wilkeson
c) Horace Greeley
d) Sylvanus Cadwallader
Answer: c) Horace Greeley
Who was the war correspondent for The New York Herald who covered events like the Battle of Gettysburg and later reported on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln?
a) George Smalley
b) Henry Wingfield
c) Clara Barton
d) Sylvanus Cadwallader
Answer: d) Sylvanus Cadwallader
Which war correspondent is known for his coverage of the Battle of Gettysburg and his subsequent works on the history of the war?
a) Samuel Wilkeson
b) Henry Timrod
c) Henry Villard
d) George Smalley
Answer: c) Henry Villard
What war correspondent wrote for The New York Times and covered events like the Battle of Fort Pillow and the Battle of Olustee?
a) Clara Barton
b) Henry Wingfield
c) Henry Villard
d) George Smalley
Answer: b) Henry Wingfield
Who was the war correspondent and poet known for his collection of Civil War poetry titled “Cannibals and Christians”?
a) Henry Timrod
b) Herman Melville
c) Walt Whitman
d) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Answer: a) Henry Timrod
Which war correspondent is known for his coverage of the Battle of Bull Run and his later work as a travel writer?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Mark Twain
c) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
d) Henry Timrod
Answer: c) Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
What war correspondent for the New York Herald famously reported on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and later became the editor of the newspaper?
a) Sylvanus Cadwallader
b) Samuel Wilkeson
c) Horace Greeley
d) George Smalley
Answer: a) Sylvanus Cadwallader
Who was the war correspondent for the New York Times who covered the siege of Petersburg and later wrote a biography of Abraham Lincoln?
a) Clara Barton
b) George Smalley
c) Samuel Wilkeson
d) Henry Villard
Answer: d) Henry Villard
What journalist and war correspondent is known for his coverage of the Battle of Gettysburg and his later work as a novelist?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Henry Wingfield
c) Samuel Wilkeson
d) George Smalley
Answer: b) Henry Wingfield
Who was the war correspondent for The New York Herald who reported on the events of the Civil War and later became a diplomat?
a) Sylvanus Cadwallader
b) George Smalley
c) Henry Villard
d) Henry Wingfield
Answer: c) Henry Villard
Which war correspondent is known for his coverage of the Civil War and his later career as a novelist, including his famous work “The Red Badge of Courage”?
a) Ambrose Bierce
b) Henry Timrod
c) Walt Whitman
d) Stephen Crane
Answer: d) Stephen Crane
