Task 4-6 � Gettysburg/Vicksburg Period ______
Many of these questions come from the video, but most you can also get from the text or lecture. Read pages 483-484 and see the map on page 491.
1. Name at least 4 of the Confederate Generals that fought at Gettysburg. _____________________,
____________________, ________________________, ______________________
2. Who was the new commander of the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg? ___________________
3. Who was the Union cavalry General that held off the Confederates on Day 1 so that the Union could gain the high ground? __________________
4. Why was it important to hold the high ground at Gettysburg?
5. Who was the Confederate General who failed to take the high ground on the first day? __________
6. What Union colonel from ME protected the flank of the Union army on Little Round Top?
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7. When the 20th Maine ran out of ammunition, what did their commander order them to do?
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8. What is the name of the ridge the Union defended on the 2nd and 3rd days? ____________________
9. Who was the head of the Confederate cavalry that Lee was angry with? ______________________
10. What state were the men of Pickett�s Division from? _______________________
11. Why did Lee feel he had to attack at Gettysburg after the first day?
12. On the 3rd day, where did Lee think the Union would be weakest �
a. on the right flank b. in the center c. on the left flank d. on Big Round Top
13. What was the name of the Confederate general who led the charge on the 3rd day? ____________
14. How far did the soldiers in Pickett's Charge have to march across open ground?
a. 400 yards b. 1/2 mile c. 2 miles d. 5 miles
15. What other battle was happening at the same time as the Battle of Gettysburg? _______________
16. What was the battle just before Gettysburg? ________________________
17. In 70-100 words, describe July 3rd (Day 3) of the Battle of Gettysburg.
18. Why were the two Union victories in July, 1863 called the turning point of the war?
19. Who was the best general at Gettysburg? Why do you think so?
DEDICATION POINTS. On a separate 8.5 x 11 piece of unlined paper, draw a battle map of the action on the day you described in Question #17