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1. Date [change]
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought in 1863, began on what day of the year?
- July 2, 1863
- July 1, 1863
- December 12, 1863
- July 3, 1863
Answer: July 1, 1863.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle that opened with the Confederate assault down the Chambersburg Pike and across Willoughby Run on July 1, 1863
2. Commanders [change]
Which of these men was NOT a Corps Commander in the Army of Northern Virginia at the time of the battle of Gettysburg?
- James 'Old Pete' Longstreet
- John Bell 'Sam' Hood
- A.P. Hill
- Richard Ewell
Answer: John Bell 'Sam' Hood.
John Bell Sam Hood commanded one of the '3' divisions in Longstreet’s Confederate 1st Corps.
3. Commanders [change]
In a controversial move on the second day of battle, this Union Corps Commander moved his 3rd Corps from a strong defensive position out into the open peach orchard below, where it was overrun by the combined assault of Gen. Hood's and Gen. McLaw’s Confederate Divisions. Who was it?
- Abner Doubleday
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
- Winfield Scott Hancock
- Dan Sickles
Answer: Dan Sickles.
Dan Sickles, an ex-Tammany Hall politician, moved the III Corps out to the peach orchard line during the afternoon of July 2, 1863. As General Hancock said to his troops, 'Wait a while and you'll see him come tumbling back' - and of course he did.
4. Personalities [change]
This Virginian is best remembered during the glorified Rebel assault known as 'Pickett's Charge' for leading the Confederate thrust which temporarily broke the Union Center. He waived his hat on his sword yelling 'give them the cold steel boys!'
- George E. Pickett
- Lewis A. Armistead
- Dick Garnett
- E. Porter Alexander
Answer: Lewis A. Armistead
The Confederates were led by Brigadier Gen. Lewis A Armistead, who stepped over the wall, waving his hat on his sword, and seized a union battery, before he was shot.
5. Personalities [change]
Who was the Confederate artillerymen considered to be the next 'gallant Major Pelham' in the Army of Northern Virginia, until his Maryland Artillery Battalion was destroyed on Benner’s Hill during the afternoon of the 2nd day's fighting?
- E.Porter Alexander
- Latimer
- George Pickett
- William C. Oates
Answer: Latimer.
Latimer’s artillery was sacrificed in a bombardment preceding the advance of Ewell's corps against Culp’s Hill on the 2nd day. Latimer himself was mortally wounded in the shelling, and he died shortly thereafter, one of the rising stars the Army of Northern Virginia left dead on the fields of Pennsylvania
6. [change]
Which was the Union Regiment that suffered over 80 percent casualties in 5 minutes of action that involved a bayonet charge ordered by Gen Winfield Scott Hancock on July 2, 1863 just south of the present spot of the Confederate High Water Mark?
- 20th Maine
- 118th Pennsylvania
- 1st Virginia
- 1st Minnesota
Answer: 1st Minnesota.
Although many people see 'bayonet charge' and think 20th Maine, the only one ordered by Hancock on the 2nd day was the 1st Minnesota against Wilcox's Alabamians, who had pierced the union line just south of the center. The Minnesota troops bought 5 minutes of time for reinforcements to arrive and subsequently the rebels were driven from the position.
7. Commanders [change]
This Alabama Colonel stated he could turn Big Round Top into a 'Gibraltar, the likes of which I could hold against ten times the number of men I had,' but was forced to advance and attack Little Round Top, and watch most of his command die in vain in the same manner that he had intended to dispose of the enemy.
- James Kemper
- Evander Law
- Lafayette McLaws
- WIlliam C. Oates
Answer: William C. Oates.
William C. Oates, Colonel of the 15th Alabama, protested orders to advance his tiny command into the jaws of death on the crest of Little Round Top
8. Generals [change]
This Union General served in the 'old army' (before the Civil War) in California with Confederate General Lewis A. Armistead. Their friendship is well documented. Who was it?
- Winfield Scott Hancock
- George Meade
- U.S. Grant
- Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Answer: Winfield Scott Hancock.
Armistead and Hancock shared a deep friendship dating back before 1861.
9. Generals [change]
This Virginia Brigadier General commanded the Brigade in Pickett’s division that contained the oldest and most decorated unit in American history, the 1st Virginia Infantry. Who was he?
- Dick Garnett
- Dorsey Pender
- Lewis Armistead
- James Kemper
Answer: James Kemper.
Kemper's Brigade included the 1st Virginia infantry, which was almost completely destroyed in the glorified assault known as Pickett’s charge
10. Commanders [change]
A series of reckless charges by this Union cavalry commander helped stop J.E.B. Stuart from cutting off the Union rear on July 3, 1863
- John Buford
- Dorsey Pender
- Judson Kilpatrick
- George A. Custer
Answer: George A. Custer.
George A Custer, famous for his last stand at Little Big Horn against the Sioux and Cheyenne, was a hero at Gettysburg for the defeat of the Greyback troopers
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