Gettysburg : 3rd July 1863

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1. While studying law with his uncle, George Pickett met which future United States President? Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln Ulysses Grant Rutherford B. Hayes

2. Which of the following Confederate Generals did not command a brigade in Pickett's Division on 3 July 1863? Cadmus Wilcox James Kemper Lewis Armistead Richard Garnett

3. Who commanded William Dorsey Pender's division during Pickett's Charge? Isaac Trimble E.P. Alexander Johnston Pettigrew William Barksdale

4. General Winfield Scott Hancock commanded which Corps at Gettysburg? Second Corps First Corps Sixth Corps Twelfth Corps

5. The 13th, 14th and 16th Vermont regiments of the Second Vermont Brigade were commanded by which general? G.J. Stannard Thomas Meagher Joshua Chamberlain Alexander Webb

6. Confederate President Jefferson Davis' nephew commanded a brigade in the assault. What was his name? Joseph T. Davis John S. Davis Finis Davis Joseph R. Davis

7. First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing of the 4th U.S. Artillery hailed from which Midwestern state? Michigan Ohio Wisconsin Indiana

8. This farm, between the Union and Confederate lines, was a haven for Rebel sharpshooters and burned by the 14th Connecticut regiment. What was its name? Bryan Farm Codori Farm Bliss Farm Spangler's Farm

9. This Union lieutenant, on Cemetery Ridge, wrote a spirited and meticulous account of Pickett's Charge in a 40,000 word letter to his brother. What was his name? Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr Strong Vincent Frank Haskell Abner Doubleday

10. Pickett's and Pettigrew's troops crossed this road enroute to Cemetery Ridge Baltimore Pike Emmitsburg Road Chambersburg Road Taneytown Road

11. At approximately 3pm General Pickett sought approval from General Longstreet to begin his advance. How did Longstreet respond? 'Bring your division forward.' He waved his hand He bowed his head in silence 'Give them the cold steel.'

12. Approximately how many Confederate infantrymen participated in Pickett's Charge? 17,000 12,000 9,000 21,000

13. Which of Pickett's brigadiers was seriously wounded during the charge but later became the governor of Virginia and supported civil rights for African-Americans? James L. Kemper Lewis Armistead Richard Garnett Micah Jenkins

14. General James Johnston Pettigrew, who commanded a division during the assault, was mortally wounded during General Lee's retreat along the Potomac at which location? Snavely's Ford Falling Waters Harper's Ferry White's Ford

15. Who remarked upon seeing George Pickett at Appomattox, 'I thought that man was no longer with the army.'? James Longstreet John Gordon E.P. Alexander Robert E. Lee