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3rd Arkansas at Gettysburg

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3rd Arkansas at Gettysburg game quiz
"The story of the 3rd Arkansas on July 2- the only Arkansas unit in the Army of Northern Virginia, "as ragged, unkempt and tough looking a body of men as it had ever been our fortune to see""

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who was the colonel of the 3rd Arkansas at Gettysburg?
    Robert Mayo
    William Oates
    Evander Law
    Van Manning


2. What Union battery shelled the 3rd as they prepared to step off the attack on the Union left flank on July 2?
    1st New York Independent Battery
    Battery B 4th U.S.
    3rd Maine Battery
    4th New York Battery


3. At what time did the 3rd begin its attack (give or take five minutes)?
    2 pm
    1 pm
    11 am
    4 pm


4. Colonel Manning was knocked out of the fight. How was he wounded?
    Shrapnel to face
    Shrapnel in leg
    Bullet in chest
    Bullet in arm


5. The 3rd's lieutenant-colonel assumed command after Manning's wounding. What was his name?
    William Cowan
    Robert Taylor
    John Gregg
    Rubin Robins


6. The 3rd became engaged in a hand to hand fight around Smith's Battery. On what eminence was this fight?
    Little Round Top
    Houck's Ridge
    Devil's Den
    Cemetery Ridge


7. How many artillery pieces of Smith's Battery did the Confederates capture?
    3
    6
    4
    0


8. The 3rd mounted another push to break the Union line. Which unit opened fire to stop the 3rd's advance?
    20th Maine
    4th Maine
    40th New York
    2nd U.S. Sharpshooters


9. Which unit maintained its position next to the 3rd throughout the attack?
    18th Mississippi
    48th Alabama
    1st Texas
    59th Georgia


10. About how many killed and wounded did the 3rd suffer at Gettysburg?
    103
    207
    156
    182


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