Level-B, Civil War Quiz #3

CIVIL WAR QUIZ #3
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1) What was the date of Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg?

July 1, 1863

July 2, 1863

July 3, 1863

July 4, 1863

2) Lee felt that he had to do something about the Union presence at what town, which threatened the Confederate supply lines, during the Sharpsburg (Antietam) Campaign?

Winchester, Va.

Lexington, Va.

Harpers Ferry, WVa.

Culpeper, Va.

3) Robert E. Lee had his hands sprained so bad that he could not ride a horse at the beginning of the Sharpsburg (Antietam) battle. How did he sprain his hands?

4) At the start of the battle of the Wilderness, the Union army crossed what river at the Germana and Ely fords?

Appomattox River

South River

Rapidan River

Potomac River

5) During what battle was Union General Joseph Hooker almost killed when a cannon ball hit the porch on which he was standing?

Fredericksburg

Gettysburg

Spotsylvania

Chancellorsville

6) At what battle did Stonewall Jackson's troops throw rocks at the Union soldiers?

Chancellorsville

2nd Manassas (2nd Bull Run)

Cedar Mountain

White Oak Swamp

7) How many Infantry Corps did the Confederate Army have during the battle of the Wilderness?

1

2

3

4

5

8) The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to the Union Army of the Potomac where?

Appomattox

Gettysburg

Petersburg

Gaines Mill

9) What was the Hunley?

10) In what state did the Sharpsburg (Antietam) battle occur?

North Carolina

Virginia

Pennsylvania

Maryland

Georgia

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