Civil
War Trivia Q&A
Battle of Gettysburg: The
Third Day of Battle (Cavalry Charges)
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three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your
Answers" at the end of the quiz.
 1. The cavalry units on both sides only
played roles on the first and third day of battle. The Union cavalry
played an important role in delaying Lee’s movements on the first day.
For the most part, up until the late afternoon, Lee was without his
cavalry. Why was J.E.B. Stuart missing?
- Stuart and his cavalry rode around the
right flank of the Union army.
- Stuart and his cavalry attacked Harper’s
Ferry.
- Stuart and his cavalry needed to defend
the Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
2. For Day Three, Lee wanted Stuart to
protect the Confederate left flank and attempt to move around the Union
right flank and into the enemy's rear. Union cavalry forces were from the
Corps of Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton, who did not participate directly in
the command of any cavalry actions during the Battle of Gettysburg. Stuart
and Union forces would meet in the East Cavalry Field. Who was the Union
commander?
- Brig. Gen. Jefferson Pegger
- Brig. Gen. Harmon G. Burger
- Brig. Gen. David McM. Gregg
3. Brig. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee was a brigade
commander under J.E.B. Stuart. What was his relationship to Robert E. Lee?
4. Stuart would meet the Union forces at
Cress Ridge (now knows as the East Cavalry Field). One of the Union
brigade generals were ordered to take the 7th Michigan and attack. Who was
this general?
- Brig. Gen. George Crook
- Brig. Gen. Philip Sheridan
- Brig. Gen. George Armstrong Custer
5. As the horsemen fought desperately in
the center, Union Col. John B. McIntosh personally led his brigade against
Confederate Wade Hampton's right flank and the 3rd Pennsylvania and 1st
New Jersey hit Hampton's left from north of the Lott house. Which
commander recipes a Hampton received a serious saber wound to the head?
- Brig. Gen. Wade Hampton
- Col. John B. McIntosh
- Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt
6. The losses from 40 intense minutes of
fighting on East Cavalry Field were relatively minor: 254 Union
casualties, 219 of them from Custer's brigade; What were the Confederate
causalities?
- 181 Confederates
- 256 Confederates
- 381 Confederates
7. On the morning of July 3, Union Cavalry
Corps commander Maj. Gen. Alfred Pleasonton ordered two of his brigades to
the left flank of the Union army to the southwest of Round Top. The first
brigade of Brig. Gen. Elon J. Farnsworth arrived about 1 PM, about the
time Confederate shelling began before “Pickett’s Charge.” The
second brigade arrived about 3 PM about the time Confederate troops began
their assault on the Union center. Who commanded this the second brigade?
- Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt
- Brig. Gen. Hans McGomery
- Brig. Gen. George Crook
8. What where the troops the Union cavalry
faced on the South Cavalry Field?
- Confederate cavalry
- Confederate infantry
- Confederate artillery with infantry
support
9. The Union cavalry commander’s
ill-considered and poorly executed cavalry charges are remembered as a low
point in the history of the U.S. Cavalry and marked the final significant
hostilities at the Battle of Gettysburg. Who was the overall Union cavalry
commander?
- Brig. Gen. Ottis Campbell
- Brig. Gen. Thomas Cusack
- Brig. Gen. Judson Kilpatrick
10. Six miles west of Gettysburg, one of
Merritt's regiments, the 6th U.S. Cavalry, was defeated that afternoon at
Fairfield by the “Laurel Brigade,” however, an action not considered
to be a formal part of the Battle of Gettysburg. What commanded the “Laurel
Brigade”?
- Brig. Gen. John S. Mosby
- Brig. Gen. William E. “Grumble”
Jones
- Brig. Gen. William Patton
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