- 1. When did the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
A) July 1-3, 1863
B) September 17, 1862
C) June 30-July 1, 1864
D) April 9, 1865
- 2. Which two armies fought in the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) Union and British
B) Union and Confederate
C) Union and French
D) British and Confederate
- 3. Who was the Confederate general in command at Gettysburg?
A) Stonewall Jackson
B) James Longstreet
C) Robert E. Lee
D) Jubal Early
- 4. Which was the turning point of the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) Pickett's Charge
B) Antietam
C) Bunker Hill
D) First Day's Battle
- 5. Who gave the famous speech at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery?
A) Andrew Johnson
B) Alexander Stephens
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Jefferson Davis
- 6. In which year did the Battle of Gettysburg end?
A) 1861
B) 1863
C) 1864
D) 1862
- 7. Which Union corps was commanded by General Winfield Scott Hancock during the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) V Corps
B) II Corps
C) XI Corps
D) IX Corps
- 8. Who was the Confederate general known for strongly opposing Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg?
A) John Bell Hood
B) A. P. Hill
C) Jubal Early
D) James Longstreet
- 9. Who was the cavalry commander for the Confederate forces at Gettysburg?
A) Nathan Bedford Forrest
B) J.E.B. Stuart
C) George Armstrong Custer
D) John Singleton Mosby
- 10. Who was the highest-ranking casualty from either side at the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) A.P. Hill
B) George Meade
C) John F. Reynolds
D) J.E.B. Stuart
- 11. Which Union general had made the decision to position troops on Cemetery Ridge before the battle?
A) Oliver O. Howard
B) John Buford
C) Winfield Scott Hancock
D) George G. Meade
- 12. What was the name of the Union general who served as Chief of Staff to George G. Meade at the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) George Sykes
B) John Gibbon
C) Daniel Butterfield
D) Abner Doubleday
- 13. Which Union general played a key role on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg by defending Little Round Top?
A) Abner Doubleday
B) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
C) George G. Meade
D) Winfield Scott Hancock
- 14. Which river did General Lee and the Confederate army cross into Pennsylvania before the Battle of Gettysburg?
A) James River
B) Potomac River
C) Ohio River
D) Mississippi River
- 15. Which Confederate general was mortally wounded during Pickett's Charge?
A) Lewis Armistead
B) James Longstreet
C) Richard Ewell
D) George Pickett
- 16. Which famous Confederate general did not participate in the Battle of Gettysburg due to illness?
A) Stonewall Jackson
B) Jeb Stuart
C) George Pickett
D) James Longstreet
- 17. Where is the Gettysburg National Military Park located?
A) Virginia
B) Maryland
C) Pennsylvania
D) New York
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