 Battle of Gettysburg: First
Day of Battle
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three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your
Answers" at the end of the quiz.
1.
When Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew's troops approached Gettysburg on
June 30, they noticed Union cavalry under Brig. Gen. John Buford arriving
south of town. Pettigrew returned to Cashtown without engaging them. He
report the sighting to his corps commander, Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill. However,
he did send a “recon in force” on July 1, 1883 to gather information
on the Union forces. Buford set up his division on the ridges west of
town. What in NOT a ridge used by Buford?
- Showalter Ridge
- McPherson Ridge
- Seminary Ridge
2. About what time did Heth’s troops
first run across Union skirmish lines. The start of the Battle of
Gettysburg.
3. The initial contact was with what kind
of Union troops?
- Infantry
- Artillery
- Cavalry
4. Early in the fighting, while I Corps
Maj. General Reynolds was directing troop and artillery placements just to
the east of the woods, he fell from his horse, killed by a bullet, which
struck him behind the right ear. Who took command of I Corps?
- Maj. General Abner Doubleday
- Maj. General Tom Campbell
- Maj. General Cliff Sample
5. Pettigrew’s North Carolina Brigade
came on line, they flanked the 19th Indiana and drove the Iron Brigade
back. The 26th North Carolina (the largest regiment in the army with 839
men) lost heavily. At the end of the first day how many men did they have
to fight?
6. By early afternoon, the Federal line ran
in a semi-circle west, north, and northeast of Gettysburg. Around 2:00
p.m., Maj. Gens. Robert E. Rodes and Jubal Early divisions assaulted and
out-flanked the Union I and XI Corps positions north and northwest of
town. What Confederate Corps out-flanked the Union line?
- First Corps
- Second Corps
- Third Corps
7. Gen. Howard ordered a retreat to the
high ground south of town, where he had left the division of Brig. Gen.
Adolph von Steinwehr as a reserve. What was the name of the hill that the
Union troops fell back too?
- Pepper Hill
- Cemetery Hill
- Seminary Hill
8. Who assumed command of the battlefield,
sent by Meade when he heard that Reynolds had been killed. The commander
of the II Corps and his most trusted subordinate, was ordered to take
command of the field and to determine whether Gettysburg was an
appropriate place for a major battle.
- Maj. Gen. Winfield S. Hancock
- Maj. Gen. Phillip S. Sherman
- Maj. Gen. Ira Hayes
9. Gen. Lee understood the defensive
potential to the Union if they held this high ground. He sent orders to
Ewell a certain high ground that Cemetery Hill be taken "if
practicable." Ewell chose not to attempt the assault; this decision
is considered by historians to be a great missed opportunity. What was the
highest hill?
- Pepper Hill
- Cemetery Hill
- Seminary Hill
10. The first day at Gettysburg, more
significant than simply a prelude to the bloody second and third days.
About one quarter of Meade's army (22,000 men) and one third of Lee's army
(27,000) were engaged. What did the first day rank in battle by number of
troops engaged?
- 23rd biggest battle
- 55th biggest battle
- 100th biggest battle
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