1. When was the Civil War?
1861 - 1865
Sometime in the 1860s.
April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865
It's not over.
I dunno.

2. Which side do you favor?
Union/North
Confederacy/South
Neutral/Objective view
Don't care

3. How many Civil War sites have you visited?
Zero
One or two
More than two, less than ten
More than ten

4. Have you been to any of those sites more than once?
Yes
No

5. Is Gettysburg the one you've visited more than once?
I haven't been to any more than once.
Yes.
It's one of the many I frequent.
No.

6. Have you ever written anything about the Civil War?
Yes--Historic reviews/articles. Non-fiction.
Yes, but it was an assigment.
Yes--prose and poetry.
Yes, and it's been published.
No.

7. Have you ever been to a reenactment?
Yes, several.
Yes, once.
No.

8. Have you ever been in a reenactment?
Yes.
No.
It's not reenacting. It's real life.

9. Which of these is the most important date, in your mind?
20 January--Lee-Jackson Day.
July 1-3, 1863--Gettysburg!
July 4, 1863--The fall of Vicksburg.
July 4--Uhh, just because...
That's an essay question, isn't it?
1861-1865--The entire war.

10. Cannon
Boom!
Howitzer, Parrott, mortar, smoothbore, rifled...
Something you'll find on a battlefield.
Pachelbel.
Cannons have developed over time, with their beginnings in the Middle Ages...
If you hear the shell whistlin' overhead, it ain't gonna hit you.
Gettysburg!