What Was the Battle of Gettysburg? Chapter 5

(a)   soldiers opened fire on the Confederates on Culp's Hill.

Union (a)   were able to pick off Confederates as they tried to scramble up the steep hill.

The rebels tried to gain the hill twice, but were thrown back both times.

• True

• False

By midmorning on July 3, the rebels had lost the ground they had gained the day before.

• True

• False

General ____ ______________ was Lee's most trusted scout.

(a)  

Lee had given Stuart very clear orders and Stuart's cavalry was to scout for any Union troops that might be in Pennsylvania and report their numbers and movements to Lee.

• True

• False

Robert E. Lee was counting on Stuart's cavalry for accurate information on Union troop locations.

• True

• False

Stuart and his men captured Union wagons for their supplies and took this supplies to Lee right away.

• True

• False

Stuart's decision to take the supplies to Lee immediately was a great decision because the rebels desperately needed the supplies.

• True

• False

Moving supplies slowed Stuart down so much that Meade's Northern troops had moved into Pennsylvania without Lee knowing where they were.

• True

• False