Questions

1. Russ Mitchell of Hood's 1st Texas fought near the Devil's Den. His granddaughter was what famous writer?

2. The Florida Brigade charged towards Cemetery Ridge both on July 2nd and the 3rd. One of their soldiers later was hung as a Lincoln assassination conspirator. Name him.

3. True or false - the Rebels first approached Gettysburg in an effort to find a large supply of shoes?

4. How many minutes did "Pickett's Charge" last (approximately)?

5. How old was Abe Lincoln when he delivered his Gettysburg Address?

6. One statue of a Union corps commander at Gettysburg was entirely cast out of captured CSA bronze Napoleons, including some that may have been actually used at Gettysburg. The statue is in the National Cemetery. Name the Union general.

7. What was the name of type of the CSA cannon that could fire bolts over 3 miles?

8. Who was the owner of the famous Wheatfield at the time of the battle?

9. How many Congressional Medals of Honor were awarded for Gettysburg?

10. Lee rode two horses at Gettysburg - Traveller and which other horse?

11. Charles Mason was first in the West Point class of 1829. He never pursued a military career. Which later famous Civil War general finished second to Mason?

12. What was the name of the US army tank training center at Gettysburg during the WWI years? Who commanded that camp?

13. Who commanded the Army of the Potomac during the start of the Gettysburg Campaign?

14. Gettysburg consisted of 2,400 people prior to the Civil War battle. The area was occupied by roughly 150,000 soldiers and 90,000 horses and mules. How many soldiers (approximately) became casualties of the battle?

15. Which Gettysburg division commander many years after the war led the relief column that found Custer's body and those of his men at the Little Big Horn?

Answers

1. Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With the Wind"

2. Lewis Powell ak.a. Lewis Paine, Co. I, 2d FL

3. False - this was later made up by Hill and Heth to justify their actions, but in fact was not the case. Early had passed through town days before and had not found significant shoes.

4. Roughly 50 minutes by most accounts, possibly less.

5. Lincoln was 54 at the time

6. John Reynolds, from Lancaster PA

7. Whitworth

8. George Rose; it was part of the Rose Farm

9. 62

10. Lucy Long

11. Robert Earl Lee

12. Camp Colt, Dwight D. Eisenhower

13. Joe Hooker

14. Most sources suggest roughly 53,000 casualties; some estimates are slightly higher.

15. Maj. Gen. John Gibbon

Rick Hamilton was the winner of Trivia #2.

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