Question 1

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in the capture of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.

Accepted Answer

False. Lee escaped after the battle and continued to command the Army of Northern Virginia until his surrender at Appomattox in April 1865.

Question 2

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg was commanded by Union General Ulysses S. Grant.

Accepted Answer

False. General George G. Meade commanded the Union Army at Gettysburg. Grant was in the Western Theater and became overall commander later in 1864.

Question 3

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg featured a famous defense of Little Round Top by Union forces.

Accepted Answer

True. Union Colonel Joshua Chamberlain and the 20th Maine held Little Round Top on July 2, 1863, a key defensive action preventing a Confederate flanking move.

Question 4

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg ended the American Civil War with a decisive Union victory.

Accepted Answer

False. The Civil War continued for nearly two more years after Gettysburg, including major campaigns in 1864 and 1865.

Question 5

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg resulted in over 46,000 casualties, making it the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War.

Accepted Answer

True. Estimates of total casualties at Gettysburg range from 46,000 to 51,000, surpassing any other single battle in the war.

Question 6

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in July 1863, the same month as the fall of Vicksburg, which surrendered on July 4.

Accepted Answer

True. Vicksburg surrendered on July 4, 1863, one day after Gettysburg ended. Both were pivotal Union victories in the same week.

Question 7

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg was fought primarily over a shoe factory in the town.

Accepted Answer

False. This is a myth. While Confederate soldiers needed supplies, the battle erupted from a chance encounter, not specifically over a shoe factory.

Question 8

True or false: The Battle of Gettysburg was preceded by the largest cavalry battle of the Civil War at Brandy Station.

Accepted Answer

True. The Battle of Brandy Station, fought on June 9, 1863, was the largest cavalry engagement of the war and occurred just weeks before Gettysburg.

The Battle of Gettysburg Trivia Questions