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Battle of Chickamauga Quiz

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Question - Not Required - Prior to the battle of Chickamauga, Union Commanding General William Rosecrans mistook the Confederate withdrawal from this city for a full retreat, and divided his forces. Chattanooga
Perryville
Nashville
Richmond

Question - Not Required - Which future president of the United States was present at the Battle of Chickamauga? Rutherford B. Hayes
Ulysses S. Grant
James Garfield
Chester A. Arthur

Question - Not Required - Colonel John T. Wilder's "Lightning Brigade" was the first unit in the Federal Army to be armed with state-of-the-art Spencer repeating rifles. How did Wilder's men come to be thus armed? The War Department hand-picked Wilder's men to test the new weapon in the field
Wilder secrued a loan from bankers in his hometown to purchase the rifles for his men, who reimbursed him.
While being visited by the rifle's inventor, Christopher Spencer, Wilder's brigade stormed his tent and stole all the rifles they could get their hands on.
General Rosecrans gave the rifles to the brigade as a reward for their prowess in the field.

Question - Not Required - Several prominent Southerners, collectively known as the "western concentration bloc" believed a greater focus on the Western theatre of operations was vital to the survival of the Confederacy. This cadre of individuals included all but which of the following: P.G.T. Beauregard
Robert E. Lee
James Longstreet
Senator Louis Wigfall

Question - Not Required - Both Union and Confederate armies had their share of famous foreigners fighting for their adopted countries. Which of these immigrant officers did NOT participate in the Battle of Chickamauga? Col. Hans Heg
Maj. Gen. Patrick Cleburne
Brig. Gen. August Willich
Brig. Gen. Thomas Meagher

Question - Not Required - In spite of opposition to the "Western Concentration Bloc," troops from the Army of Northern Virginia were sent west to assist the beleaguered Braxton Bragg. Which of these officers was NOT part of this movement? Daniel H. Hill
James Longstreet
John Bell Hood
Evander M. Law

Question - Not Required - Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Chickamauga Battlefield? Widow Glenn's House
Horseshoe Ridge
Jay's Mill
Kelly Field
Widow Tapp Farm

Question - Not Required - Which brigade commander, mortally wounded at Chickamauga, was also known as a poet? Ambrose Bierce
Hans Heg
Benjamin Helm
William H. Lytle

Question - Not Required - Braxton Bragg's hot temper, indecision and penchant for making scapegoats of his lieutenants created tensions within the Army of Tennessee. Which of his subordinates would request a transfer just prior to Chickamauga campaign? Leonidas K. Polk
St. John Liddell
William J. Hardee
John C. Breckinridge
All of the above

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Question - Not Required - Troops under this Confederate cavalier were the first to encounter Union troops near Jay's Mill. Joseph Wheeler
Jeb Stuart
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Wade Hampton

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Question - Not Required - Which of the following is believed to be a "loose translation" of "Chickamauga"? River of Death
Good Country
Stagnant Water
All of the above

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Question - Not Required - On the evening of September 19th, Bragg reorganized the Army of Tennessee into two wings to accommodate the arrival of Longstreet's Corps. Longstreet commanded the Left Wing. Which of Bragg's officers commanded the right? Patrick Cleburne
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Daniel H. Hill
Leonidas K. Polk

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Question - Not Required - As he shifted troops to protect his left flank, Rosecrans incorrectly believed that a gap existed on the right of his line. He therefore ordered the division of Brigadier General Thomas J. Wood to fill it. What did Wood do and what was the result? Wood believed the order to be correct and followed it, putting his men in the right place at the right time to reinforce a weakening portion of the Federal line.
Though Wood knew the order was a mistake, he followed it anyway, thus creating a real gap in the line, which Longstreet's attacking Confederates took advantage of with disastrous effect.
Wood knew the order was a mistake and ignored it in favor of bracing for the Confederate assault he knew was coming.
Wood followed the order without question and formed his division as a strategic reserve.

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Question - Not Required - Union Major General George H. Thomas would earn what nomme de guerre for his performance at Chickamauga? Stonewall of the West
The Lion of Chickamauga
The Rock of Chickamauga
The Hero of Horseshoe Ridge

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Question - Not Required - With more than 34,000 killed, wounded, or missing, how would the Battle of Chickamauga rank amongst other Civil War battles in terms of total casualties? First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth

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