WorksheetsThe Role of York in the Civil War
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What terrible location did the York soldiers fight at during the Battle of Antietam?
a)
Bloody Lane
b)
Burnside Bridge
c)
The Cornfield
d)
Dunker Church
2.
What city was the major objective of the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania?
a)
Harrisburg
b)
York
c)
Carlisle
d)
Gettysburg
3.
Who was the Yorker who gave up York without a fight just before the Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
A.B. Farquhar
b)
Phillip Albright Small
c)
Samuel Small
d)
Jacob Laucks
4.
What prosperous business did A.B. Farquhar own?
a)
a Farming Machinery business
b)
a Building Construction business
c)
a line of Railroad Cars
d)
a Law Firm
5.
Who was the Confederate General that was ordered to take over York?
a)
Jubal Early
b)
Jeb Stuart
c)
John Gordon
d)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
6.
How much money did Jubal Early demand from the Yorkers so that he would not burn down our town?
a)
$100,000
b)
$28,600
c)
$50,000
d)
$200,000
7.
How much money were the Yorkers actually able to raise for Jubal Early?
a)
$28,600
b)
$50,000
c)
$56,800
d)
$16,600
8.
Which of the following is NOT one of the products that we gave to the Confederate Army so that they would not burn down our town?
a)
Sugar
b)
Beef
c)
Baked Bread
d)
Guns
9.
Who was the Confederate General who received a bouquet of roses from a little York girl and then went onto attack the Union militia in Wrightsville?
a)
John Gordon
b)
Jubal Early
c)
Jeb Stuart
d)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
10.
From what York family was the 12 year-old girl that gave John Gordon the bouquet of roses which showed the Confederates a route to Wrightsville?
a)
Small
b)
Farquhar
c)
Wright
d)
Loucks
11.
About how many Union militia were located in York during the invasion of the county?
a)
1,500
b)
2,000
c)
500
d)
4,500
12.
How many Confederates troops invaded York County on June 28, 1863?
a)
1,500
b)
20,000
c)
500
d)
10,000
13.
What did the Union militia in York do in Wrightsville in order to make sure the Confederates could not make it to Harrisburg?
a)
They burned down the Wrightsville-Columbia Bridge
b)
They built trenches and put up a defense
c)
They retreated to Camp Hill and repositioned for defense
d)
The militia worked with the Navy to shell the Confederates with cannon
14.
At what York town did Jeb Stuart fight a battle which delayed his movement to Gettysburg?
a)
Hanover
b)
York
c)
Wrightsville
d)
Dallastown
15.
Which cavalry won the Battle of Hanover and held the town at the end of the June 30, 1863 fight?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
16.
When did Jeb Stuart finally arrive at Gettysburg? Late at night after the fighting on...
a)
July 1
b)
July 2
c)
July 3
d)
July 4
17.
Following the Battle of Hanover, Jeb Stuart went through Spring Grove, Dover, ____________ and then through Carlisle in order to get safely to Gettysburg.
a)
Dillsburg
b)
Manchester
c)
Lewisberry
d)
Chambersburg
18.
Why did Jeb Stuart feel that he was going to receive a hero's reception once he made it to Gettysburg?
a)
He had gained a number of wagon trains holding supplies
b)
He won the Battle of Hanover
c)
His men rode a circle around the Union army and held great intel from the trip
d)
His men had won the Battle of Wrightsville
19.
Where were the Confederate forces heading when they vacated York County on June 29, 1863?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Harrisburg
c)
Wrightsville
d)
Back down into Virginia
20.
The 30th Pennsylvania, including many Yorkers, were placed at the bottom of what hill at the beginning of the Day 2 fighting at Gettysburg?
a)
Little Round Top
b)
Devil's Den
c)
Big Round Top
d)
Culp's Hill
21.
What location did the York Rifles fight their way to and take back control of during their Day 2 action at Gettysburg?
a)
The Wheatfield
b)
Devil's Den
c)
Little Round Top
d)
Big Round Top
22.
What was the name of Ulysses S. Grant's 1864-1865 campaign that multiple York regiments were a part of?
a)
The Overland Campaign
b)
The March to the Sea
c)
The Peninsula Campaign
d)
The Vicksburg Campaign
23.
What Georgia Prisoner-of-war prison were 15 York Rifles taken to during 1864-1865?
a)
Andersonville
b)
Salisbury
c)
Belle Isle
d)
Lawton
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