Gettysburg Test Flashcards
The president of the confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
The battle of gettysburg was the 2ND time the Confederates invaded the North. The first was?
The battle of Antietam
Before the battle of gettysburg, which side was winning most of the civil war battles in the EAST?
South (Confederates)
Before the battle of gettysburg, which side was winning most of the civil war battles in the WEST?
North (Union)
The 4 reasons why General Lee wanted to invade the north
His army needed plentiful food (The north had lots), He wanted to weaken the north’s “War Appetite”, needed to end the war before his army gets weaker, and he could harvest their fields.
Who was the commander of the Union during the B of G?
George G Meade
Who did George G Meade Replace?
Joseph Hooker
Why did George G Meade replace Joseph Hooker?
he lost the battle of chancellorsville very badly.
Why was the battle fought at gettysburg?
because it was a small town with lots of roads and paths leading to it.
How many days did the battle of gettysburg last?
3
what were the dates when the battle was fought
july 1st - july 3rd
which side won day 1 of the battle
confederates (south)
Why was general Lee mad at general ewell after day one of the battle?
because he didn’t take little round top, big round top, or cemetery ridge, which was the high ground.
which one of lee’s men went missing for the first 2 days of the battle
jeb stuart
why was jeb stuart going missing so important?
his cavalry was the eyes and ears for robert e lee
by day two, the union occupied which hill?
cemetery ridge
by day two, the confederates occupied which hill?
Seminary
why was little round top so important for the union to defend?
it was located at the far left of the union line. If the confederates were to take it they could destroy the rest of the union line with cannons.
what was the mistake union general dan sickles made on day 2?
he moved his men out of line too far and allowed the confederates a pathway into the union line.
what did joshua chamberlain do on day 2 to save little round top?
held a famous bayonet charge
why was general longstreet mad at lee?
because he thought the csa should not attack the unions strong position on cemetery ridge.
what did general longstreet want to do instead of attacking cemetery ridge?
force the union army to attack the southerners on the ground they chose.
Summarize the story about dan sickles and francis barton key
Sickles murder francis for having an affair with his wife. In court, sickles pleaded temporary insanity, which was the first time an excuse like that was every used.
who was the only gettysburg citizen killed during the battle?
Jennie Wade
