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Quiz about Commanders at Gettysburg  Part 2
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.
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Author
genjenks
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
254,833
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1906
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 174 (8/10), Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 50 (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


Question 2 of 10
2. This Union commander commanded the famous "Iron" brigade at the begining of the battle, later being wounded. Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. This Union commander formed the U.S. Sharpshooters regiments. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who commanded the "Stonewall" brigade at the battle of Gettysburg?
Hint


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


Question 6 of 10
6. This man led the famed "Irish" Brigade at Gettysburg. Hint


Question 7 of 10
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


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


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


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



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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.
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.

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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