Civil War Trivia Q&A

Battle of Gettysburg: The Campaign Begins

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then  "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. Shortly after the Army of Northern Virginia won a decisive victory over the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Chancellorsville (April 30 – May 6, 1863), Robert E. Lee decided upon a second invasion of the North (the first was the unsuccessful Maryland Campaign of September 1862). What battle ended the first invasion?

• Harper’s Ferry
• Second Manassas
• Antietam

2. On June 3, 1863, Lee started moving his army. How large was Lee’s initial invasion army?

• 72,000 men
• 125,000 men
• 200,000 men

3. Lee’s army was made up of three corps. Who was NOT one of the corps commanders?

• Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell
• Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill
• Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

4. The Union Army of the Potomac, under consisted of seven infantry corps, a cavalry corps, and an Artillery Reserve, for a combined strength of about 94,000 men. Who command the Union army?

• Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker
• Maj. Gen. William F. Sherman
• Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck,

5. What was the first action in the Gettysburg campaign?

• Brandy Station near Culpepper, Virginia
• Winchester, Virginia
• Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia)

6. Which of Lee’s Corps was the first to cross the Potomac and invade the north?

• First Corps
• Second Corps
• Third Corps

7. What day did the Confederates first occupied Gettysburg?

• June 26, 1963
• June 29, 1863
• July 1, 1963

8. Lee’s army where stretched out from Chambersburg to Carlisle to Harrisburg. Where was Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart?

• Riding around the Union army’s left flank
• Going to Vicksburg to help in the Confederate defense
• Going to Pittsburgh to pick up arms

9. On June 28, 1863, who replaced Hooker as the Union commander?

• Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade
• Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
• Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan

10. Lee ordered his men to center around Cashtown about 8 miles from Gettysburg. However, a large Confederate force moved toward Gettysburg. Who commanded this North Carolina brigade?

• Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew
• Brig. Gen. James McCain
• Brig. Gen. John Edwards

Check Your Answers

1. Antietam is correct.
2. 72,000 men is correct.
3. Lt. Gen. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson is correct.
4. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (replaced June 28, 1863) is correct.
5. Brandy Station near Culpepper, Virginia is correct.
6. Second Corps is correct.
7. June 26, 1863 is correct.
8. Riding around the Union army’s left flank is correct.
9. Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade is correct.
10. Brig. Gen. J. Johnston Pettigrew is correct.