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Quiz about Commanders at Gettysburg Part 2

Commanders at Gettysburg - Part 2 Quiz

This is the sequel to my first quiz on Commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg.

A multiple-choice quiz by genjenks. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
genjenks

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
254,833

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1881

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 172 (8/10), Guest 107 (9/10), SpruceHill (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. This Union General was the Chief of Artillery. He created the secret train of extra artillery called the "ghost train". Hint

Maj. Gen. Winfield Hancock

Brig. Gen. George Meade

Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant

Brig. Gen. Henry Hunt

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Question 2 of 10

2. This Union commander commanded the famous "Iron" brigade at the begining of the battle, later being wounded. Hint

Brig. Gen. Soloman Meredith

Brig. Gen. Henry Baxter

Maj. Gen. John Reynolds

Maj. Gen. Abner Doubleday

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Question 3 of 10

3. This Union commander formed the U.S. Sharpshooters regiments. Hint

Col. William Brewster

Maj. Edmond Fitzgerald

Col. Hiram Berdan

Col. Joshua Chamberlain

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who commanded the "Stonewall" brigade at the battle of Gettysburg?
Hint

Maj. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

Brig. Gen. James A. Walker

Col. Henry Wright

Brig. Gen. George Doles

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Question 5 of 10

5. This Confederate officer commanded a battery on Benner's Hill. He was mortally wounded in the battle when he was withdrawing his battalion. He was given the nickname "boy major." Hint

Major Joseph W. Latimer

Capt. Charles Raine

Maj. William Dawes

Gen. John Gordon

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Question 6 of 10

6. This man led the famed "Irish" Brigade at Gettysburg. Hint

Gen. Thomas Meager

Col. Richard Byrnes

Col. Patrick O'Rorke

Col. Patrick Kelly

7. This Union commander was mortally wounded on Little Round Top. He was commander of all artillery of the V corps at Fredericksburg. He resigned from the regular army and took a commission as a volunteer Brigadier General and given command of a brigade. Hint

Brig. Gen. Alexander Webb

Brig. Gen. Francis Barlow

Brig Gen. Stephen Weed

Brig. Gen. Abner Doubleday

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Question 8 of 10

8. This man commanded the first brigade of General Buford's calvary divison. He was the first higher ranking officer to spot the advancing Confederate force at Gettysburg. Hint

Col. James Rice

Col. William Dawes

Col. William Gamble

Col. Strong Vincent

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Question 9 of 10

9. This Union brigade commander previously commanded the 20th Maine regiment after its formation. He then moved to a brigade command in the 11th corps. Who was he? Hint

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Adelbert Ames

Samuel Fuller

John Reynolds

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Question 10 of 10

10. This confederate major was given command of Garnett's Brigade in Pickett's division after all of the colonels in the brigade were either killed or wounded. Hint

Maj. Thomas Davis

Maj. James Monroe

Maj. Charles S. Payton

Maj. Jim Wells

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This Union General was the Chief of Artillery. He created the secret train of extra artillery called the "ghost train".

Answer: Brig. Gen. Henry Hunt

After the War he was granted a commission as a colonel in the regular army.

2. This Union commander commanded the famous "Iron" brigade at the begining of the battle, later being wounded.

Answer: Brig. Gen. Soloman Meredith

Meredith's horse fell on him distorting his leg. He would not return to the army until October of 1863, and he only commanded the brigade for one day before being sent to Illinois.

3. This Union commander formed the U.S. Sharpshooters regiments.

Answer: Col. Hiram Berdan

Berdan was promoted to command of the second brigade (1st divison of the 3rd corps) after Gen. Daniel Sickles was wounded.

4. Who commanded the "Stonewall" brigade at the battle of Gettysburg?

Answer: Brig. Gen. James A. Walker

The Stonewall brigade was in action around Culps' hill. Their former commadeder Thomas Jackson had unfortunately died three months prior to the battle.

5. This Confederate officer commanded a battery on Benner's Hill. He was mortally wounded in the battle when he was withdrawing his battalion. He was given the nickname "boy major."

Answer: Major Joseph W. Latimer

Latimer was wounded in the arm by shrapnel. His arm was amputated and he was moved to Winchester. He was then moved to Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he died on August 1, 1863.

6. This man led the famed "Irish" Brigade at Gettysburg.

Answer: Col. Patrick Kelly

Kelly led the brigade at the Wheatfield. He gave commands to superior officers returning from leave, but after the battle of Cold Harbor he regained command. He died during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864.

Answer: Brig Gen. Stephen Weed

After Weed was wounded he was quoted as saying "I would rather die here than that the rebels should gain an inch of this ground."

8. This man commanded the first brigade of General Buford's calvary divison. He was the first higher ranking officer to spot the advancing Confederate force at Gettysburg.

Answer: Col. William Gamble

He would survive the war, but he died in Nicaragua on his way to San Francisco to take command of the Presidio at San Francisco. He was buried there but no one is sure where his grave is due to flooding.

9. This Union brigade commander previously commanded the 20th Maine regiment after its formation. He then moved to a brigade command in the 11th corps. Who was he?

Answer: Adelbert Ames

Ames was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his gallantry at the Battle of Bull Run.

10. This confederate major was given command of Garnett's Brigade in Pickett's division after all of the colonels in the brigade were either killed or wounded.

Answer: Maj. Charles S. Payton

Payton was the third commander of the Brigade during Pickett's charge. The second was Maj. Joseph R. Cabell.

Source: Author genjenks

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