Battle of Gettysburg

After winning unlikely battles at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee decided ______.

• to advance to Washington DC

• to invade the North, which led the Army of Northern Virginia to Pennsylvania

• to retreat to Richmond to avoid further conflict

• to retire to Arlington

Gettysburg was rumored to have a supply of which of the following?

• Shoes

• Ducks

• Mice

• Gators

The first fighting in Gettysburg was by __________.

• generals

• brigadiers

• infantrymen

• cavalrymen

Advances by the Confederate Army on Day One caused the Union Army to _________.

• fight at the Peach Orchard

• retreat to Cemetery Hill

• go for General Robert E. Lee

• kill General John Buford

On Day 2, The Union Army benefitted from having _______.

• General Robert E. Lee

• local support

• access to water

• the high ground

The 20th Maine regiment is known historically for _________.

• surrounding their position so readily

• the sacrifice they gave-95% died in battle

• Holding the line at Little Round Top with bayonets, preventing a Confederate victory

• stopping Pickett's Charge

On the third day, the Confederates made one last attempt to break the union line in what became known as ____________.

• Jubal Early's Cavalry Advance

• Longstreet's longshot

• Pickett's Charge

• Lee's Lucky Lunge

In Pickett's Charge, those Confederates lucky enough to reach the Union Line were killed or ______.

• captured

• wounded

• missing

• killed the union side

The Union Victory at Gettysburg led to General Lee's _____________.

• victory at Chancellorsville

• advance to remaining Union force

• retreat to Virginia

• departure for Tennessee

After the battle, The 2400-person town had 10 times the casualties to attend to. Which of the following describes the process of restoring the town and caring for the wounded?

• expeditious

• joyous

• overwhelming

• easy