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Quiz about Corps Commanders
Quiz about Corps Commanders

Corps Commanders Trivia Quiz


This quiz covers corps commanders in many armies from 1861-1865. Good Luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by whi1400. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
whi1400
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
251,190
Updated
Jan 12 24
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
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735
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Question 1 of 20
1. This general commanded the III Army Corps, of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. This Confederate general commanded the 2nd Corps Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Chancellorsville. Hint


Question 3 of 20
3. At the Battle of the Monocacy he would lead the Army of Northern Virginia's 2nd Corps. Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. This Union general commanded the "Reserve Corps" at the Battle of Chickamauga. Hint


Question 5 of 20
5. Who commanded the Union Cavalry Corps during the Gettysburg Campaign? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Who commanded the Army of the Potomac 2nd Corps during the Mine Run Campaign? Hint


Question 7 of 20
7. This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia's 2nd Corps at the Battle of the Wilderness. Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia 3rd Corps at the Battle of the Wilderness. Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia 1st Corps at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse. Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. This 12th Corps commander fell at the Battle of Antietam. Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. George Sykes commanded the 5th Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg.


Question 12 of 20
12. He took over Hood's Corps in the Army of the Tennessee. Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. This one armed general commanded the Union armies 11th Corps at the Battle and Siege of Chattanooga. Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Horatio Wright Commanded the 6th Corps in the Valley Campaign of 1864.


Question 15 of 20
15. What Confederate Corps commander was killed at the Battle of Pine Mountain, by Union artillery? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. This Confederate Corps commander wrote a drill manual, used by infantry both North and South. Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. This Union Corps commander wrote an artillery manual prior to the war, entitled "Artillerist's Manual".
Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. Fitz John Porter was found guilty in a Court Martial of disobeying orders at 2nd Bull Run.


Question 19 of 20
19. Who commanded the Confederate 2nd Corps at the Battle of Fort Stedman, in March 1865? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. Who was the "Rock of Chickamauga"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. This general commanded the III Army Corps, of the Army of the Potomac at the Battle of Fredericksburg.

Answer: George Stoneman

George Stoneman later commanded the Federal cavalry during the Chancellorsville Campaign.
2. This Confederate general commanded the 2nd Corps Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

Answer: Jackson

In his final battle Stonewall Jackson flanked the right wing of the Army of the Potomac, but late on May 2, 1863, he was wounded by his own men from the 18th North Carolina.
3. At the Battle of the Monocacy he would lead the Army of Northern Virginia's 2nd Corps.

Answer: Jubal Early

Early led the 2nd Corps north on a raid to Washington D.C. At Monocacy he was be slowed by a mixed Union force under Lew Wallace. Wallace later wrote "Ben Hur".
4. This Union general commanded the "Reserve Corps" at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Answer: Gordon Granger

Granger would later command the 4th and 13th Corps and would serve in the post-war army.
5. Who commanded the Union Cavalry Corps during the Gettysburg Campaign?

Answer: Alfred Pleasonton

Known as the "Knight of Romance", Pleasonton commanded the three divisons of Union cavalry. He did not preform well and blamed others for his mistakes.
6. Who commanded the Army of the Potomac 2nd Corps during the Mine Run Campaign?

Answer: G.K. Warren

Warren would command the 2nd Corps but would later take over the 5th. He would be relieved of command at the Battle of Five Forks.
7. This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia's 2nd Corps at the Battle of the Wilderness.

Answer: Ewell

Ewell did well in the Wilderness, but faltered at Spotsylvania. He was transferred later to Richmond and commanded the city's defenses.
8. This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia 3rd Corps at the Battle of the Wilderness.

Answer: Hill

Hill became ill after the Wilderness. Jubal Early commanded his Corps at Spotsylvania.
9. This Confederate general commanded the Army of Northern Virginia 1st Corps at the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse.

Answer: Richard Anderson

Anderson commanded the 1st Corps until the return of James Longstreet. After Longstreet's return, Anderson would command the 4th Corps.
10. This 12th Corps commander fell at the Battle of Antietam.

Answer: Mansfield

Joseph Mansfield was the oldest corps commander on the Antietam Battlefield. He was mortally wounded early in the action and died shortly thereafter.
11. George Sykes commanded the 5th Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Answer: True

Sykes commanded the 5th from Gettysburg through March of 1864. He was known as "Tardy George" by West Point classmates.
12. He took over Hood's Corps in the Army of the Tennessee.

Answer: Stephen Lee

Lee was the youngest Lt. Gen. in the Confederate Army.
13. This one armed general commanded the Union armies 11th Corps at the Battle and Siege of Chattanooga.

Answer: Oliver Howard

Howard was transfered west with his corps and Henry Slocum's 12th Corps. Later the two corps merged and became the 20th Corps Army of the Cumberland.
14. Horatio Wright Commanded the 6th Corps in the Valley Campaign of 1864.

Answer: True

Wright assumed command after the death of John Sedgwick and he would command the 6th Corps until the end of the war.
15. What Confederate Corps commander was killed at the Battle of Pine Mountain, by Union artillery?

Answer: Leonidas Polk

Polk was a favorite of Jefferson Davis. He would be killed by a shell fired from Battery E, 1st Pa Light Artillery.
16. This Confederate Corps commander wrote a drill manual, used by infantry both North and South.

Answer: William Hardee

Before the war William Hardee wrote, Hardee's Light Infantry Tactics. This manual was used in both armies. Hardee also served as the commandant of the cadets at West Point. He served in the Western Theater of the war, and become a planter after the war.
17. This Union Corps commander wrote an artillery manual prior to the war, entitled "Artillerist's Manual".

Answer: John Gibbon

Although raised in North Carolina, John Gibbon served the Union Cause during the Civil War. Prior to the war he was an instructor in artillery at West Point. He later commanded the 24th Corps in the Army of the James.
18. Fitz John Porter was found guilty in a Court Martial of disobeying orders at 2nd Bull Run.

Answer: True

Porter, the 5th Corps commander, was court martialed in January of 1863 and was cashiered from the army. Later a court of inquiry reversed the ruling.
19. Who commanded the Confederate 2nd Corps at the Battle of Fort Stedman, in March 1865?

Answer: John Gordon

Gordon took over the 2nd Corps after Early's failed 1864 Valley Campaign. Gordon's men fought well but were outnumbered and their efforts were pushed back back Union reinforcements.
20. Who was the "Rock of Chickamauga"?

Answer: George Thomas

"Pap" Thomas commanded the 14th Corps at Chickamauga, where he earned the nickname the "Rock of Chickamauga". Thomas was a Virginian by birth but threw his hat in with the Union.
Source: Author whi1400

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