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1. While studying law with his uncle, George Pickett met which future United States President?
2. Which of the following Confederate Generals did not command a brigade in Pickett's Division on 3 July 1863?
3. Who commanded William Dorsey Pender's division during Pickett's Charge?
4. General Winfield Scott Hancock commanded which Corps at Gettysburg?
5. The 13th, 14th and 16th Vermont regiments of the Second Vermont Brigade were commanded by which general?
6. Confederate President Jefferson Davis' nephew commanded a brigade in the assault. What was his name?
7. First Lieutenant Alonzo Cushing of the 4th U.S. Artillery hailed from which Midwestern state?
8. This farm, between the Union and Confederate lines, was a haven for Rebel sharpshooters and burned by the 14th Connecticut regiment. What was its name?
9. This Union lieutenant, on Cemetery Ridge, wrote a spirited and meticulous account of Pickett's Charge in a 40,000 word letter to his brother. What was his name?
10. Pickett's and Pettigrew's troops crossed this road enroute to Cemetery Ridge
11. At approximately 3pm General Pickett sought approval from General Longstreet to begin his advance. How did Longstreet respond?
12. Approximately how many Confederate infantrymen participated in Pickett's Charge?
13. Which of Pickett's brigadiers was seriously wounded during the charge but later became the governor of Virginia and supported civil rights for African-Americans?
14. General James Johnston Pettigrew, who commanded a division during the assault, was mortally wounded during General Lee's retreat along the Potomac at which location?
15. Who remarked upon seeing George Pickett at Appomattox, 'I thought that man was no longer with the army.'?
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