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Quiz about Battle of Fredericksburg 1862
Quiz about Battle of Fredericksburg 1862

Battle of Fredericksburg, 1862 Quiz


This is a short quiz on the gruesome and bloody battle of Fredericksburg, VA during the American Civil War, in December 1862. Good luck and have fun!

A multiple-choice quiz by liszkaj. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
liszkaj
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
107,701
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
2188
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who commanded the Union forces during the battle?
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Question 2 of 10
2. What delayed the Union Army's advance across the river into Fredericksburg? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. The left wing of the Confederate Army, commanded by troops from James Longstreet's First Corps used what strong natural position for artillery, that peppered Union forces? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Soldiers of which Confederate brigade engaged Union soldiers in the streets of Fredericksburg on 11-12 December, 1862? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Who became a Confederate hero after bravely engaging the left wing of the advancing Union army south of Fredericksburg with one artillery cannon? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. What was seen in the night skies of Fredericksburg during the battle? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Who asked his superiors for permission to bring water to wounded Union soldiers trapped in front of his position? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. James Longstreet was one of Robert E. Lee's Corps commanders. Who was the other? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Burnside was replaced as commander of the Army of the Potomac immediately after the battle on 14 December 1862.


Question 10 of 10
10. What river separated Union forces in Falmouth, VA from Confederate forces in Fredericksburg? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who commanded the Union forces during the battle?

Answer: Ambrose Burnside

Burnside, a native of Indiana and 1847 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point received command of the Army of the Potomac on 7 November 1862, replacing General George McClellan.
2. What delayed the Union Army's advance across the river into Fredericksburg?

Answer: The absence of pontoon boats

The Army waited for over two weeks for pontoons to arrive at the their camps at Falmouth, across the river from Fredericksburg. Critics of Burnside have claimed that he did not even need the pontoons, rather he could have crossed the river at a shallow spot upstream from the town. Nevertheless, the river was rising and conceivably the portions of the army could have been trapped across the river.
3. The left wing of the Confederate Army, commanded by troops from James Longstreet's First Corps used what strong natural position for artillery, that peppered Union forces?

Answer: Marye's Heights

Confederate artillery dominated the field from their commanding position on Marye's Heights, west of Fredericksburg. The plateau of the Heights is now a National Cemetery.
4. Soldiers of which Confederate brigade engaged Union soldiers in the streets of Fredericksburg on 11-12 December, 1862?

Answer: Barksdale's

Barksdale's Mississippians: 13th, 17th, 18th, and 21st Mississippi regiments fiercely contested the streets of the town in the initial Federal crossing. It was one the first examples of urban warfare in modern military history with street to street and house to house fighting.
5. Who became a Confederate hero after bravely engaging the left wing of the advancing Union army south of Fredericksburg with one artillery cannon?

Answer: John Pelham

The "gallant" Pelham as Robert E. Lee called him became a Confederate folk hero for his actions on right of the Confederate line. While Pelham's actions did not directly influence the outcome of the battle he did greatly annoy Union soldiers and cause the Union artillery to waste ammunition by trying to silence his one gun.
6. What was seen in the night skies of Fredericksburg during the battle?

Answer: Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis

Okay if you answered anything other than Northern Lights, then...
7. Who asked his superiors for permission to bring water to wounded Union soldiers trapped in front of his position?

Answer: Richard Kirkland

Kirkland, a sergeant in the 2nd South Carolina, brought water to wounded soldiers after the gruesome attacks of 13 December. A statue within the Fredericksburg National Military Park depicts Kirkland's humane acts.
8. James Longstreet was one of Robert E. Lee's Corps commanders. Who was the other?

Answer: Stonewall Jackson

Jackson commanded the Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia and was in charge of the Confederate defenses south of Fredericksburg. His portion of the line was arguably the weakest part of Lee's defensive position. Jackson's troops, however defended it well.
9. Burnside was replaced as commander of the Army of the Potomac immediately after the battle on 14 December 1862.

Answer: False

Burnside was not replaced until the spring of 1863 after his infamous "Mud March." Joseph Hooker took over command of the Army of the Potomac, was soundly beaten by Lee at Chancellorsville and would himself be replaced in June 1863.
10. What river separated Union forces in Falmouth, VA from Confederate forces in Fredericksburg?

Answer: Rappahannock

The Rappahannock River separated the opposing forces and was the barrier that needed to be crossed for Burnside and the Army of the Potomac to get at Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia
Source: Author liszkaj

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