Civil War Quiz: What Do You Know About George Pickett?

Q#1 – Where was George Pickett raised?

Q#2 – What future Confederate general who served in the Army of Northern Virginia was Pickett’s cousin?

Q#3 – What is the legend surrounding Pickett’s appointment to West Point when Pickett at the time was studying law in Illinois?

Q#4 – Where did Pickett rank in the 1846 West Point graduating class of cadets?

Q#5 – What action during the Mexican–American War gained Pickett national recognition?

Q#6 – In 1853 in Texas, what incident occurred involving Pickett and Winfield Scott Hancock?

Q#7 – What was the cause of death of Pickett’s first wife, Sally Harrison Minge, in 1851?

Q#8 – In 1856, Pickett served in the Washington Territory where he commanded the construction of Fort Bellingham, and where he also built a frame house. What is unique about this house?

Q#9 – What is unique about Pickett’s second marriage while stationed in the Washington Territory ?

Q#10 – During the Civil War, what was the name of the horse that Pickett rode?

Q#11 – What was the non-military issue that caused a strained relationship between Pickett and his I Corp Commander, General James Longstreet?

Q#12 – On July 3, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg, following a two-hour artillery barrage prior to charging the Union lines on Cemetery Ridge, what is Pickett quoted as saying to inspire his men?

Q#13 – After the Battle of Gettysburg, what assignment was Pickett given?

Q#14 – After the Civil War, what incident caused Pickett, along with his wife and son, to flee to Canada?

Q#15 – Decades after Pickett’s death, Pickett’s widow, Sallie, authored three books on her husband. Name one of the three?