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After a rout in this state, Union officer Jefferson C. Davis murdered his superior William (0[1])“Bull” Nelson. (0[1])An acoustic shadow led to Don Carlos Buell’s troops arriving (0[1])late to (0[2])a battle (0[3])in this state, (0[2])leading to his replacement by William (0[1])Rosecrans. (0[1])Edmund Kirby Smith (0[1])and Braxton Bragg feuded (0[1])throughout (0[1])an 1862 (0[1])Confederate campaign (0[1])in this state (20[1])that turned back after the Battle of (*) Perryville. (0[2])A (0[1])senator from (10[1])this (0[1])state proposed an “unalterable” westward extension of the Missouri Compromise line in the Crittenden Compromise. (0[1])Illinois senator Stephen Douglas spearheaded the Compromise of 1850 (0[1])with this state’s “Great (0[1])Compromiser,” (10[1])Henry (10[1])Clay. (10[3]0[1])For 10 points, (10[1]0[1])name this state home to a log cabin where Abraham Lincoln (10[1])was (10[1])born. (10[6]0[3])■END■ (10[11]0[2])

ANSWER: Kentucky [or Commonwealth of Kentucky; or KY]
<Joseph Krol, History - American - Pre-1865&gt; ~25459~ &lt;Editor: Michael Bentley>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Cole HartungKinkaidTroy140
Carson JacobsonWinnebagoMidtown160
Jacob Hardin-BernhardtHunter ASolon260
Camden WilliamsMexicoWinston Churchill B280
Yaj JhajhriaCanyon CrestThomas Jefferson A280
Jonah HubertDunbarSt. Mark's300
Anthony ZhaoThomas Jefferson CThomas Jefferson D300
Sam MacchiBelmontWinston Churchill A300
Puna EkkaNew BrightonParkway West330
Joshua FanRichard MontgomeryRockford Auburn A330
Nathan WuPlymouthWoodland390
Chris GoolsbyDetroit Catholic Central CMercer County400
Deven HagenThomas Jefferson ACanyon Crest430
Ave RiegerNorthmont AWalter Payton470
Arthur GaydenDetroit Country DayMira Loma480
Keefer LinChattahoochee BIrvington A500
Brodie HenryWest PointRockford Auburn B520
Prahalad RaoSolonHunter A5520
Omkar MaratheWilliam FremdJohns Creek A630
Jingyi WuStevenson ACarl Sandburg630
Will CarstensDetroit Catholic Central ABarrington A640
Sam McNameeMaggie Walker AUniversity Lab6610
Varun VenkatagiriInnovation Academy BMaggie Walker B670
Michael CamilleriJohn Adams AStevenson B820
Lucas JraicheDetroit Catholic Central BBelvidere910
John Hines-ShahHinsdale CentralInnovation Academy A950
Noah McRedmondCincinnati Hills ChristianWashington9610
Owen GibbsHeightsCarbondale9710
Liam ReedMaggie Walker CChoate Rosemary Hall9810
Ren GiustiNormanHunter B980
Kaushik GollamudiBarrington BJohns Creek B9810
Christian AllenDallas CountyThomas Jefferson B9810
Safal SapkotaElkhorn NorthJohn Adams B10110
Javik HodsonMoberlyHoover B1010
Kritanu SahaMercer CountyDetroit Catholic Central C11210
Aryan PathakLake HighlandNorris11310
Anila MoparthiLincoln-Way EastChattahoochee A11410
Sam KonkelJohns Creek AWilliam Fremd11410
Michael ZhengIrvington AChattahoochee B1140
David BertolasiBelvidereDetroit Catholic Central B11410
Brielle RachRockford Auburn BWest Point11410
Alan FanThomas Jefferson DThomas Jefferson C1140
Karl BarnickolWalter PaytonNorthmont A11410
Evan LinWoodlandPlymouth1140
Eric HuMaggie Walker BInnovation Academy B11410
Kevin PengWinston Churchill ABelmont11510
Hasini GrandhiHoover BMoberly11510
Charles YoungBarrington ADetroit Catholic Central A11510
Aristuto PaulParkway WestNew Brighton11510
Charles HeydtMidtownWinnebago11510
Joseph GeovanesCarl SandburgStevenson A11510
Adhav RavikumarInnovation Academy AHinsdale Central11510
Ulden GaoWinston Churchill BMexico11510
Grace SunStevenson BJohn Adams A11510
Vishesh VermaTroyKinkaid1150
Alex CrowellRockford Auburn ARichard Montgomery11510
Ethan BositaSt. Mark'sDunbar11510
Aatreyo BhattacharyyaMira LomaDetroit Country Day1150