Gettysburg: Battle and Aftermath

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1. While having lunch before Pickett's Charge, General Garnett didn't like the Pennsylvania water to drink. He suggested and preferred to mix this item with his water? Whiskey Rum Lemons Tea

2. After having his left knee shattered by a shell, General Daniel Sickles was carried away on a litter. At the same time to show his resolve Sickles did what? Shot his pistol Pretended to be dead Praised Longstreet Smoked a cigar

3. Which General was taken out of battle early by an exploding shell injury on the 2nd day of fighting? General Laws General Hood General Barnes General Caldwell

4. This famous Camp was constructed to house the injured after the battle which was named? Camp Letterman Camp Midland Camp Pierce Camp Emmitsburg

5. While Ewell and Longstreet were ordered to attack the Union flanks simultaneously, which General was orderd to attack the Union center during those 2nd Day attacks? Gordon Hill Pettigrew Johnson

6. Which reporter who viewed the battle of July 3rd was known to have written, 'O, you dead, who at Gettysburg have baptized with your blood the second birth of Freedom in America, how you are to be envied?'? Isaac Hall James Sullivan Samuel Wilkeson Andrew Cowan

7. This structure saw the withdrawal of the Federal I Corps on July 1st and also became a field hospital which was it? Pennsylvania College Trostle Farmstead Evergreen Cemetary Gatehouse Lutheran Seminary

8. Who was quoted as saying, 'I wanted to do something for the poor soldiers if I knew what.'? Tillie Pierce Mary Virginia Wade Lt. Porter Farley Mary Mcallister

9. What did civilian people wear or carry to let sharpshooters know that they were not the enemy? Red Scarfs Yellow Armbands Green armbands White Clothing

10. Who was quoted as saying, 'We were in the open, without a thing better than a wheat straw to catch a Minnie bullet ... Of course our men began to tumble.'? Lt. Charles Fuller Colonel Paul Revere Private James Williford Corporal Henry Meyer

11. Which most commonly stolen item were typically taken from the dead by the Confederates? Money Shoes Weapons Food

12. Who was quoted as saying, 'Never mind that, the sound of my guns will be encouraging to our troops and disheartening to the others.'? William Oates Charles Hazlett Porter Alexander Francis Dawson

13. Which commander's badly damaged division saw extremely heavy fighting on the 1st day and found itself back in action on the 3rd day without it's leader? Ewell's Division A.P. Hill's Division Heth's Division Pender's Division

14. Which Commission was headquartered at Camp Letterman after the battle? US Sanitary Commission US Doctors Commission US Defense Commission Federal Health Commission

15. Which militia group was ordered to Gettysburg to maintain and control order throughout the battlefield clean up? 144th Pennsylvania Militia 178th Pennsylvania Volunteer Militia 38th New York Militia 36th Pennsylvania Militia

16. Which battlefield item did the government pay people to take from the battlefield and deposit? Iron Lead Muskets Clothing

17. Who was intrumental in getting the battlefield of Gettysburg to be controlled by Federal authority as a National Park? General James Longstreet General Daniel Sickles General George Meade Colonel Joshua Chamberlain

18. General Custer was how old at Gettysburg? 31 39 29 26

19. General Lee ordered his staff to remove these from the area of his stay near the Thompson house? Damaged Wagons Dead Horses Dead Bodies Wounded Civilians

20. Bids were placed in Gettysburg to remove Federal soldiers' bodies from the battlefield and to placed in the new National Cemetary. Of the 34 bids to remove the bodies, which amount won the contract for the removal per body? $1.59 per body $8.00 per body $2.10 per body $1.14 per body