Welcome to the first Johnny Reb Gaming Society Civil War trivia contest! Please submit your answers via e-mail to Scott Mingus Sr. at jrgsnl@aol.com and one entry will be selected at random for a prize package of Civil War goodies. Prizes will include a gift certificate from Tom Dye of GFI / Minifigs USA, as well as several vintage Gettysburg postcards from the early 1910s through 1930s.

1.George Washington's face is depicted on a statue of a nameless soldier on one of the state monuments at Gettysburg. Which Rebel monument features George's stern countenance? It's NOT his native Virginia!

2.Who commanded the "Iron Brigade of the West" at Gettysburg after the fall of Solomon Meredith?

3.True or false - before being shot, an AfricanAmerican Rebel soldier carried a Confederate battle flag during Pickett's Charge?

4.How many Union regiments carried repeating rifles at Gettysburg as their primary armament? Which regiments? Hint - the answer is in "Enduring Valor."

5.President Richard Nixon's great-grandfather died at Gettysburg and his body was reinterred in the National Cemetery in a marked grave. In what Yankee infantry regiment did he serve?

6.One of President Jimmy Carter's direct ancestors was a member of a Rebel battery during Pickett's Charge - which battery did he serve in?

7. In 1863, what was the "Diamond" at Gettysburg?

8. Gettysburg is located in what Pennsylvania county?

9.Who commanded the Union artillery reserve at Gettysburg?

10. What was the name of the horse that George Meade rode at Gettysburg?

11. One of G. K. Warren's aides later became a famous structural engineer, supervising the construction of a famous bridge. Name him!

12. The horse Commanche's owner died at the Little Big Horn. Many years before, this ill-fated 7th Cavalry officer served on the day 1 battlefield at Gettysburg. Name him, and on whose staff did he serve at Gettysburg?

13. Two descendants of a famous Massachusetts patriot pair served as Union officers at Gettysburg. One commanded the 6th Wisconsin, and the other the 20th Massachusetts. Name them, and their famous ancestors.

14. Which Union regiment at Gettysburg was nicknamed "the Orange Blossoms?" They fought on Houck's Ridge.

15. Who was the medical director of the Union army at Gettysburg? His name later became associated with the sprawling hospital camp east of Gettysburg (along today's US Route 30). It's now a shopping center!

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