How Well Do You Know Gettysburg?

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1. What famous colonel spoke the final words "It's murder, but that's the order." Augustus Van Horn Ellis Charles Cross Charles Mudge Strong Vincent

2. Who commanded the V Corps Artillery Brigade at Gettysburg? Thomas Osbourne Charles Wainwright Augustus Martin George E. Randolph

3. During the maelstrom that was the Wheatfield fighting, the 17th Maine, upon seeing that their right flank was unprotected, decided to refuse their line along a post and rail fence perpendicular to the famous stone wall on the southern end of Rose's Bloody field of wheat. What three companies, from left to right, made up the refused right wing? H, C, F A, D, C H, K, C B, D, A,

4. What was the name of the Corporal from the 6th Wisconsin who, during the first day of the battle, captured an enemy flag at the Railroad Cut? John Coxe Samuel Campbell William Hunnycutt Francis Waller

5. What Confederate brigade was trapped in the Railroad Cut on July 1, 1863? Archer Davis Brockenbrough Pettigrew

6. What was the name of the Colorbearer from the 2nd Mississippi whose flag was stolen from him during the brisk fight at the railroad cut? Henry Brehem William B. Jones W.B. Murphy David Atcheson

7. Who is the Colour Sergeant depicted on the 143rd Pennsylvania Monument? Henry Lehman Ben Crippen Isaac Nicholls Andrew Verrier

8. Name the captain in the 124th New York Regiment whose body was found wedged between two rocks in the Triangular Field. James Homan Amsey Quick James Partington Isaac Nichols

9. What was the name of the major of the 124th New York who was killed in the midst of the fighting in the Triangular Field on July 2, 1863. James Cromwell Edgar Vincent Augustus Van Horn Ellis Jonathan Scott

10. What regiment had the most changes of commanding officer at the Battle of Gettysburg? 124th New York 11th Pennsylvania 5th New Jersey 11th New Jersey