Battle of Gettysburg - Quiz
Battle of Gettysburg
  • 1. How many total Medals of Honor were awarded for the Gettysburg Campaign?
A) 72
B) 2014
C) 1864
D) 64
  • 2. How many Medals of Honor were awarded specifically for actions during the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) 72
B) 8
C) 1863
D) 64
  • 3. In what year was the most recent Medal of Honor for the Battle of Gettysburg awarded?
A) 1865
B) 2014
C) 1864
D) 1863
  • 4. Who was the recipient of the most recent Medal of Honor for the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) George Meade
B) Robert E. Lee
C) Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing
D) Ulysses S. Grant
  • 5. What event is often cited alongside Gettysburg as a reason for it being the 'turning point' of the war?
A) The Overland Campaign
B) The battle of Chancellorsville
C) The fall of Vicksburg
D) The siege of Atlanta
  • 6. According to the text, what happened to Lee's army after the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) It retreated to Richmond
B) It immediately surrendered
C) It won the remainder of its battles
D) It conducted no more strategic offensives
  • 7. Which historian described Gettysburg as a 'strategic loss for the Confederacy'?
A) Herman Hattaway
B) Alan Guelzo
C) James M. McPherson
D) David J. Eicher
  • 8. What did Steven E. Woodworth claim Gettysburg proved about the Eastern theater?
A) The near impossibility of decisive action
B) The total collapse of the Confederacy
C) The superior tactics of the Army of the Potomac
D) The inevitable victory of the Union
  • 9. According to Edwin Coddington, what did the Army of the Potomac need after the battle?
A) A thorough reorganization
B) A new alliance with foreign powers
C) A complete withdrawal
D) More weapons from the North
  • 10. Which historian noted that Gettysburg and Vicksburg did not end the war?
A) John Keegan
B) Joseph T. Glatthaar
C) Ed Bearss
D) Alan Guelzo
  • 11. What did Thomas Goss conclude about the label 'decisive' for the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) It is the most decisive battle in history
B) It was immediately recognized as decisive
C) It is only decisive in the Western theater
D) It fails to earn the label
  • 12. What did the Battle of Gettysburg represent regarding the Confederate use of Northern Virginia?
A) The expansion of the buffer zone
B) The permanent occupation of the region
C) The reinforcement of the buffer zone
D) The end of its use as a military buffer zone
  • 13. Who suggested that cumulative losses at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg destroyed Lee's offensive capacity?
A) David J. Eicher
B) Peter Carmichael
C) Thomas Goss
D) Edwin Coddington
  • 14. What was the result of Lee's offensive on July 3, according to the text?
A) It resulted in a total collapse of the Union line
B) It succeeded in capturing Pennsylvania
C) It forced a treaty negotiation
D) It was turned back decisively
  • 15. What was the general consensus on the significance of Gettysburg at the time it occurred?
A) Not seen as overwhelmingly significant
B) Seen as the most important event of the decade
C) Considered a total disaster for the Union
D) Viewed as the absolute end of the war
  • 16. On which day did the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
A) Thursday, July 2
B) Saturday, July 4
C) Wednesday, July 1
D) Friday, July 3
  • 17. Which Confederate leader was supposed to attack the Union left according to Lee's initial plan?
A) Hill
B) Pickett
C) Longstreet
D) Ewell
  • 18. Where did Ewell attack on the third day of battle?
A) Cemetery Ridge
B) The Union left
C) The Potomac River
D) Culp's Hill
  • 19. Around what time did the second fight for Culp's Hill end?
A) 11 a.m.
B) 1 p.m.
C) 9 a.m.
D) 3 p.m.
  • 20. Who judged that the Union line was intact and held more strongly after the battle for Culp's Hill?
A) James Longstreet
B) Harry Pfanz
C) Robert E. Lee
D) Henry Jackson Hunt
  • 21. Where was the attack by Pickett's division directed?
A) The Potomac River
B) Cemetery Ridge
C) The Union left
D) Culp's Hill
  • 22. How many brigades from Hill's Corps were added to Pickett's division for the final assault?
A) Six
B) Ten
C) Twelve
D) Four
  • 23. How many men did Longstreet believe were necessary for a successful assault?
A) Thirty thousand
B) Fifteen thousand
C) Thirteen thousand
D) Twenty thousand
  • 24. How many men were actually available in the selected divisions for the attack?
A) Ten thousand
B) Fifteen thousand
C) Thirteen thousand
D) Thirty thousand
  • 25. What distance did the Confederate troops have to walk under heavy fire?
A) Half a mile
B) Two miles
C) A mile
D) A quarter mile
  • 26. Who commanded the Army of the Potomac's artillery?
A) Henry Jackson Hunt
B) Robert E. Lee
C) Harry Pfanz
D) James Longstreet
  • 27. How long did the Union artillery wait before opening fire?
A) About 1 hour
B) About 5 minutes
C) About 30 minutes
D) About 15 minutes
  • 28. How many cannons did the Union open fire with?
A) About 80
B) About 40
C) About 170
D) About 150
  • 29. What is the shape of the Union line on July 2 described as?
A) Fishhook
B) Rectangle
C) Circle
D) Triangle
  • 30. Which corps arrived on the field along with other infantry between July 1 and July 2?
A) IX Corps
B) VIII Corps
C) II Corps
D) VII Corps
  • 31. How long was the Confederate line on July 2?
A) Two miles
B) One mile
C) Nearly five miles
D) Ten miles
  • 32. Which Confederate general's absence from the battlefield was noted as exacerbating faulty intelligence?
A) Longstreet
B) Ewell
C) Stuart
D) Pickett
  • 33. Which officer violated orders by moving his corps away from Cemetery Ridge to the Peach Orchard?
A) Daniel Sickles
B) John Bell Hood
C) Lafayette McLaws
D) Richard H. Anderson
  • 34. Who ordered the bayonet charge by the 20th Maine on Little Round Top?
A) Joshua L. Chamberlain
B) Winfield S. Hancock
C) Strong Vincent
D) Gouverneur K. Warren
  • 35. What hill was located at the extreme left of the Union line?
A) Seminary Ridge
B) Culp's Hill
C) Little Round Top
D) Cemetery Hill
  • 36. Which Confederate division launched an attack around 6:00 p.m. towards Cemetery Ridge?
A) Hood's
B) Pickett's
C) Anderson's
D) Law's
  • 37. What was the name of the area also known as the Valley of Death?
A) Devil's Den
B) The Wheatfield
C) Plum Run Valley
D) The Peach Orchard
  • 38. Who was Meade's chief engineer that recognized the importance of Little Round Top?
A) Joshua L. Chamberlain
B) John C. Caldwell
C) Gouverneur K. Warren
D) Strong Vincent
  • 39. What farm was the center of the Peach Orchard position?
A) Lee's farm
B) Codori farm
C) Sherfy farm
D) Pickett's farm
  • 40. How many reinforcements did Meade send to the Union left?
A) 10,000
B) 50,000
C) 5,000
D) 20,000
  • 41. Which Confederate corps was instructed to attack Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill?
A) First Corps
B) Third Corps
C) Fourth Corps
D) Second Corps
  • 42. Who replaced Hooker as commander of the Army of the Potomac on June 28?
A) John F. Reynolds
B) Winfield Scott Hancock
C) Daniel Sickles
D) George G. Meade
  • 43. Who is credited in lore with firing the first shot of the battle?
A) William Gamble
B) Abner Doubleday
C) Marcellus Jones
D) John F. Reynolds
  • 44. Which Union general was shot and killed on the first day of the battle?
A) Abner Doubleday
B) Winfield Scott Hancock
C) Oliver Otis Howard
D) John F. Reynolds
  • 45. What was the name of the Union unit that enjoyed success against Archer's brigade in McPherson's Woods?
A) The Iron Brigade
B) The II Corps
C) The XI Corps
D) The I Corps
  • 46. Which regiment suffered the highest casualty percentage of any regiment in the battle?
A) Iron Brigade
B) 26th North Carolina
C) 19th Indiana
D) 5th Alabama
  • 47. Who assumed command of the battlefield on the first day after the death of Reynolds?
A) Abner Doubleday
B) Winfield S. Hancock
C) Oliver Otis Howard
D) George G. Meade
  • 48. Which Confederate general decided not to assault Cemetery Hill, viewing it as not practicable?
A) James Longstreet
B) A. P. Hill
C) J. E. B. Stuart
D) Richard S. Ewell
  • 49. Which Union general commanded the XI Corps during the battle?
A) Abner Doubleday
B) Winfield Scott Hancock
C) John F. Reynolds
D) Oliver Otis Howard
  • 50. Which Confederate general's division advanced to Blocher's Knoll, leading to a Union collapse on the right flank?
A) Jubal A. Early
B) Henry Heth
C) Robert E. Rodes
D) Richard H. Anderson
  • 51. Which general led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia?
A) A.P. Hill
B) J.E.B. Stuart
C) James Longstreet
D) Robert E. Lee
  • 52. What was the name of the major Confederate infantry assault on the third day of the battle?
A) The Cemetery Ridge Attack
B) The Longstreet Maneuver
C) The Shenandoah Advance
D) Pickett's Charge
  • 53. How many words are in the Gettysburg Address?
A) 150
B) 271
C) 500
D) 1,000
  • 54. Who was the Union commander replaced by George Meade just days before the battle?
A) A.P. Hill
B) Henry W. Halleck
C) Joseph Hooker
D) John Buford
  • 55. Where did the largest predominantly cavalry engagement of the Civil War take place?
A) Brandy Station
B) Culp's Hill
C) Gettysburg
D) Shenandoah Valley
  • 56. What specific item was Heth's division reportedly searching for when they ventured toward Gettysburg on June 30?
A) Food
B) Horses
C) Weapons
D) Shoes
  • 57. What happened to the northern African Americans seized by the Confederates during the invasion?
A) They were traded for prisoners
B) They were sent south into slavery
C) They were released
D) They were enlisted in the Confederate army
  • 58. How long did the artillery barrage by Ewell and Hill last?
A) Four hours
B) Thirty minutes
C) Two hours
D) One hour
  • 59. How many guns did Ewell provide for the artillery barrage?
A) 12
B) 55
C) 32
D) 100
  • 60. How many guns did A. P. Hill provide for the artillery barrage?
A) 55
B) 87
C) 20
D) 32
  • 61. Which obstacle caused delays for Johnson's division during their advance?
A) The town of Gettysburg
B) Rock Creek
C) East Cemetery Hill
D) Culp's Hill
  • 62. What time did Jeb Stuart arrive in Gettysburg?
A) Early morning
B) Around noon
C) Six o'clock
D) Late evening
  • 63. What fraction of his men did Colonel Andrew L. Harris lose during the attack?
A) One third
B) Half
C) A quarter
D) All
  • 64. Why did the Southern commanders mistakenly believe the Northern cannon batteries were knocked out?
A) The Union batteries had retreated
B) The Union artillery held fire during the bombardment
C) They were hidden by smoke
D) They saw the cannons destroyed
  • 65. What is the name of the location where the Union line wavered and broke?
A) The Angle
B) Cemetery Hill
C) The Copse
D) Little Round Top
  • 66. Who led the brigade that reached the farthest point of the advance?
A) George Meade
B) Winfield Hancock
C) Lewis A. Armistead
D) George Pickett
  • 67. Approximately what fraction of Pickett's division men were lost in the charge?
A) Two-thirds
B) All of them
C) One-fourth
D) One-half
  • 68. What weapons were used by soldiers during the hand-to-hand combat?
A) Rifles, bayonets, rocks, and bare hands
B) Only bayonets
C) Swords and pistols only
D) Cannons and muskets
  • 69. What is the name of the site where the first cavalry engagement of July 3 took place?
A) South Cavalry Field
B) Cemetery Hill
C) East Cavalry Field
D) Big Round Top
  • 70. What was the nickname given to Judson Kilpatrick after Farnsworth's charge?
A) Cavalry King
B) Kill Cavalry
C) Brave Kilpatrick
D) Energy Kilpatrick
  • 71. Which civilian was the only documented fatality during the battle?
A) Strong Vincent
B) Henry Heth
C) John L. Burns
D) Ginnie Wade
  • 72. Where did the first major encounter between Union cavalry and the retreating Confederates occur?
A) Manassas Gap
B) Monterey Pass
C) Falling Waters
D) Williamsport
  • 73. Which Confederate officer was mortally wounded during the Union cavalry attack on July 14?
A) Longstreet
B) Imboden
C) Pettigrew
D) Lee
  • 74. What route did the fighting portion of Lee's army take back to Virginia?
A) Through the heart of the Union lines.
B) The same route used by the wagons.
C) A coastal route through Maryland.
D) A direct but mountainous route through Fairfield.
  • 75. What newspaper headline proclaimed 'Victory! Waterloo Eclipsed!'?
A) The Philadelphia Inquirer
B) The Charleston Mercury
C) The Washington Gazette
D) The New York Times
  • 76. To whom did Abraham Lincoln complain that the army failed to close the war?
A) Alexander S. Webb
B) Jefferson Davis
C) Gideon Welles
D) George Templeton Strong
  • 77. Who was the Confederate Vice President approaching Union lines under a flag of truce?
A) Jefferson Davis
B) Robert E. Lee
C) John Seddon
D) Alexander Stephens
  • 78. What did the Confederate government lose after the battle in addition to the military defeat?
A) Political standing
B) The city of Richmond
C) Their treasury
D) The support of the press
  • 79. Which Southern publication was critical of Lee's actions?
A) Philadelphia Inquirer
B) Richmond Dispatch
C) Charleston Mercury
D) Southern Gazette
  • 80. To whom did Lee offer his resignation on August 8?
A) Alexander Stephens
B) John Seddon
C) The Confederate Congress
D) Jefferson Davis
  • 81. When was the Soldiers' National Cemetery dedicated?
A) November 19
B) August 8
C) July 4
D) July 17
  • 82. Which battle is described as being tactically inconclusive for Robert E. Lee?
A) Second Bull Run
B) Chancellorsville
C) Antietam
D) Fredericksburg
  • 83. What medical condition was Lee diagnosed with by his staff physicians in March 1863?
A) Malaria
B) Pneumonia
C) Tuberculosis
D) Pericarditis
  • 84. Modern doctors believe Lee's heart condition in 1863 was actually what?
A) A viral infection
B) Congestive heart failure
C) A heart attack
D) High blood pressure
  • 85. What primary threat do significant battlefield locations outside of park boundaries face?
A) Government mandated demolition
B) Agricultural overgrazing
C) Natural erosion
D) Residential or commercial development
  • 86. The American Battlefield Trust was formerly known as what?
A) Gettysburg Preservation Society
B) National Battlefield Association
C) Civil War Trust
D) Civil War Centennial Commission
  • 87. When was the site of Robert E. Lee's headquarters opened to the public?
A) July 2015
B) August 1997
C) October 2016
D) November 2011
  • 88. Which action was performed during the 1913 reunion to symbolize reconciliation?
A) Reading of the Gettysburg Address
B) Planting of a commemorative tree
C) Joint military parade
D) Ceremonial hand-shake across a stone wall
  • 89. How many Union veterans attended the 75th anniversary reunion in 1938?
A) 1,333
B) 50,000
C) 7,000
D) 479
  • 90. When did the American Civil War Centennial activities end?
A) 1957
B) 1965
C) 1961
D) 1938
  • 91. The 1993 film 'Gettysburg' was based on which novel?
A) The Killer Angels
B) Window of Time
C) Reunion of 1913
D) The Centennial Commemoration
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