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Civil War
Gettysburg
Union or Confederacy?
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100
The year that the Civil War started and the year that the Civil War ended.
What is 1861 (start) and 1865 (end)
100
Why is it important to occupy the high ground in a battle?
The high ground gives several tactical advantages. Gravity works for you, it is easier to shoot downhill than it is to shoot uphill.
100
General Chamberlain
Union
100
Leader of the Confederate Forces.
Who is General Robert E. Lee.
100
What is the Capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
200
The number of men involved in the Gettysburg conflict. The number of Confederate soldiers and the number of Union Soldiers
What is 150,000 total; 70,000-Confederate, 80,000-Union
200
Why was Gettysburg known as a major turning point for the war?
It was the northern most battle. It was a victory for the North and after it, momentum switched from the confederacy to the Union.
200
General Lee
Confederacy
200
List three facts about Colonel Chamberlain.
Answers may vary
200
Who was the U.S. President during the Civil War?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
300
The percentage of the US Population died during the Civil War.
What is 2% or 600,000 men?
300
Longstreet
Confederacy
300
Second in command of Confederate troops. Argued with General Lee about his strategy on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Who is General Longstreet.
300
One reason why officer's in the Confederate and Union Army's felt a special kinship to one another.
Graduated from West Pointe together before Civil War.
400
The Percentage of Slaves that lived to be 60 years old.
What is 4%?
400
What happened to General Picket's Division?
They were wounded / killed. Gen. Lee asked Gen. Pickett to tend to his division. General Pickett replies "I have no Division".
400
Abraham Lincoln
Union
400
This General for the _______ army cut off communication with General Lee and his infantry could have helped change the tide of the war.
Who is General Jeb Stuart
400
What Personal Tragedy did Abraham Lincoln endure in 1862.
What is the death of his son?
500
This is the name of the new type of ship launched during the Civil War. How did it change naval warfare forever?
What is Ironclad? Answers may vary.
500
On the second day, this Colonel saved the day for the Union by holding this hill. What was the name of the Colonel and name of the hill?
Colonel Chamberlain, Little Round Top.
500
General Buford
What is the Union (he was the unkempt General during the first day of the Battle).
500
Who yelled "BAYONETS"?
Who is Colonel Chamberlain
500
The Definition of the Phrase "Nothing so much like God on Earth as a General on a Battlefield".
God can do anything, so can a General on a battlefield.