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1. During the evening of July 2, 1863, a particular Union general, honored with a statue on Culp's Hill, was ordered to lead two divisions from Culp's Hill to the Union left. He mistakenly took the wrong road and led them away from the battlefield. What general led the wayward divisions?
2. What two Union generals, both playing important roles in the battle's first day, are honored with equestrian statues on East Cemetery Hill?
3. Union General Daniel Sickles received a wound that cost him a leg while he was near his headquarters on July 2. Sickles' headquarters were near which site?
4. Confederate General William Barksdale was mortally wounded during the Confederate advance on July 2. Where did he die?
5. On July 3, JEB Stuart's cavalry clashed with Gregg's Union cavalry on what is now known as the East Cavalry Battlefield. Much of the fighting there took place on farmland owned by a family. What was their surname?
6. The right wing of the Confederate attack -- Longstreet's troops -- was launched near the farm of what family?
7. The Fifth New Hampshire monument, one of the most unusual monuments on the field, is near Rose's Woods. It marks the spot where a particular Union colonel was mortally wounded. What was the colonel's surname?
8. Which brigadier general, instrumental in the Union success on Culp's Hill, is honored with a statue at the top of that hill?
9. Union General George G. Meade set up his headquarters in the house of a widow on the Taneytown Road. What was the widow's surname?
10. During the battle of Gettysburg, the caretaker of the Evergreen Cemetery was fighting in another state. His wife, however, performed important duties during and after the battle. What was her name?
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