Battle of Gettysburg
Who gave the Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln
Who was the leader of the Confederates on Day 1 of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Robert E. Lee
What was the date of day 2 of the Battle of Gettysburg?
July 2, 1863
Day 3 was considered the _________________ day of the battle.
biggest
A soldier who has been killed by its enemy
Casualty
Which side had the most casualties during the battle?
Confederates
Who was the leader of the Union on Day 1 of the Battle of Gettysburg?
George Meade
Robert E. Lee wanted to _____________ the Union army, so the weak points of the line could be attacked.
Flank
Who was the leader of the charge named after?
General George Pickett
Branch of the army who rode on horseback
Cavalry
On day 1, Confederate forces move through Pennsylvania. They hear there is a large supply of Union _______________ in the town of Gettysburg.
Shoes
What was happening in Virginia that Robert E. Lee needed to distract the Union troops from?
Union troops were troubling Virginian farmers.
Who was the first person to order Confederate troops to fire their guns on Day 2?
Daniel Sickles
3/4 of a mile
Branch of the armies trained to travel on foot and fight with a musket rifle.
Infantry
What was the message that was sent to the people in the Gettysburg Address?
The soldiers who gave their lives will be remembered and that our country has a second chance at freedom so that ALL men are created equal.
Robert E. Lee hopes were to capture another Northern ____________.
City
Lee ordered for Longstreet and Ewell to attack the Union soldiers early in the morning on day 2, but they didn't attack until what time? Why was the time pushed back?
4:00 P.M., Longstreet didn't have his soldiers into position.
Name two ways to inflict major damage on troops?
rifles and cannons
A container for water with a long strap thrown overhead.
Canteen
The Battle of Gettysburg is known at the _____________ _______________ of the Civil War.
Turning point
Why did Robert E. Lee stop in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania?
To restock supplies
What was the line called where the fighting began on Day 2?
Sickles Line
Which side won day 3 of the battle and who won the Battle of Gettysburg?
Union
The end of a line of soldiers; each army has a right and a left, and these were considered weak points in the line as they could be attacked, and then pushed in to expose the entire army.
Flank or flanking