Q 01/05

In which year was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?

A) 1859

B) 1861

C) 1862

D) 1863

Answer · why

D) 1863

The three-day fight of July 1-3 came almost exactly two years into the war, and the loss of a major Mississippi River fortress the next day made it a ...

Q 02/05

Gettysburg lies in which US state?

A) Maryland

B) Pennsylvania

C) Virginia

D) West Virginia

Answer · why

B) Pennsylvania

Lee's second invasion of the North carried the war onto free soil; the borough sits only about ten miles above the Maryland line.

Q 03/05

Which general commanded the Confederate army that marched into the North and fought at Gettysburg?

A) Stonewall Jackson

B) James Longstreet

C) Robert E. Lee

D) Braxton Bragg

Answer · why

C) Robert E. Lee

The Army of Northern Virginia had never lost a major battle under him; five weeks after this one he offered his resignation to Jefferson Davis, who qu...

Q 04/05

Who commanded the Union army at Gettysburg, having taken command only three days earlier?

A) George Meade

B) Joseph Hooker

C) Ambrose Burnside

D) George McClellan

Answer · why

A) George Meade

Lincoln accepted Hooker's resignation on June 28 and handed the army to its V Corps commander, who then had to fight the biggest battle of the war alm...

Q 05/05

Roughly how many combined casualties did the two armies suffer over the three days?

A) About 15,000

B) About 25,000

C) About 35,000

D) About 50,000

Answer · why

D) About 50,000

The Union lost 23,055 men and the Confederates roughly 23,000 to 28,000, making it the costliest battle in American history up to that point.