In addition to Virginia and Confederate government offices and hospitals, a railroad hub, and one of the South's largest slave markets, Richmond had the largest factory in the Confederacy, the Tredegar Iron Works, which turned out artillery and other munitions, including the 723 tons of armor plating that covered the CSS Virginia, the world's first ironclad used in war, as well as much of the Confederates' heavy ordnance machinery. The Confederate Congress shared quarters with the Virginia General Assembly in the Virginia State Capitol, with the Confederacy's executive mansion, the "White House of the Confederacy", located two blocks away. The Seven Days Battles followed in late June and early July 1862, during which Union General McClellan threatened to take Richmond but ultimately failed. COUNT 5
QSN1 What was the name of the biggest factory in the Confederate States of America? ANS1 Tredegar Iron Works QSN2 What was the name of the first ironclad warship that saw combat? ANS2 CSS Virginia QSN3 What is another name for the Confederacy's executive mansion? ANS3 White House of the Confederacy QSN4 How far away from the Confederate executive mansion was the Virginia State Capitol? ANS4 two blocks QSN5 Who commanded the Union armies during the Seven Days Battles? ANS5 McClellan