Do you know the brigade commanders in Gen. Longstreet’s Corps? Test your knowledge with this interactive quiz, Gettysburg CSA Longstreet Brigades. To understand the story of the Battle of Gettysburg, it helps to know who’s who!
This quiz spotlights the names of Confederate infantry commanders at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, in Lt. Gen. James Longstreet’s 1st Corps, Army of Northern Virginia. Battlefield “promotions” are marked with the caret symbol (^) and point to the battlefield role identified in the previous quiz line.
If you need help or detailed context for quiz answers, please visit Civil War Cycling’s order of battle page for Gen. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of Gettysburg. For more details, including photographs, see “ANV Order of Battle – 1st Corps Flashcards.”
Gettysburg CSA Longstreet Brigades
Hood’s Division of Longstreet’s Corps
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McLaws’ Division of Longstreet’s Corps
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Pickett’s Division of Longstreet’s Corps
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For a day-by-day summary of the Battle of Gettysburg and the actions of commanders named in this quiz, please see Civil War Cycling’s “Gettysburg Study Notes”:
- Battle Summary – Day 1 (July 1, 1863)
- Battle Summary – Day 2 (July 2, 1863)
- Battle Summary – Day 3 (July 3, 1863)
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