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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.

Author
whi1400

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
251,190

Updated
Jan 12 24

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
11 / 20

Plays
736

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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

Dan Sickles

Ameil Whipple

David Birney

George Stoneman

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Question 2 of 20

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

Early

Jackson

Ewell

Hill

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Question 3 of 20

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

John Gordon

Robert Rodes

Jubal Early

Richard Ewell

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Question 4 of 20

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

George Thomas

Gordon Granger

Alexander McCook

Thomas Crittenden

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Question 5 of 20

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

Philip Sheridan

Alfred Pleasonton

John Buford

Thomas Devin

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Question 6 of 20

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

John Gibbon

W.S. Hancock

G.K. Warren

William French

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Question 7 of 20

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

Early

Hill

Ewell

Longstreet

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Question 8 of 20

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

Longstreet

Anderson

Hill

Ewell

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Question 9 of 20

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

Richard Anderson

John Hood

James Longstreet

John Gregg

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Question 10 of 20

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

Slocum

Howard

Geary

Mansfield

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Question 11 of 20

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

True

False

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Question 12 of 20

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

D.H. Hill

Leonidas Polk

William Loring

Stephen Lee

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Question 13 of 20

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

Carl Schurz

Henry Slocum

Franz Siegel

Oliver Howard

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Question 14 of 20

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

True

False

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Question 15 of 20

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

William Hardee

Joe Johnston

D.H. Hill

Leonidas Polk

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Question 16 of 20

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

William Loring

William Hardee

Richard Anderson

Richard Ewell

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Question 17 of 20

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

John Gibbon

Dan Sickles

Winfield Scott Hancock

Joseph Hooker

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Question 18 of 20

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

True

False

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Question 19 of 20

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

Richard Anderson

Richard Ewell

John Gordon

A. P. Hill

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Question 20 of 20

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

Phil Sheridan

George Thomas

Gordon Granger

Absolom Baird

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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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