Slopes of war test 12-16

final slopes of war test

What was sickles supposed to prevent?

prevent the confederates from coming from the rear and flanking the union soldiers.

What was the difference in General Meade’s appearance compared to other leaders?

He looked like a snapping turtle while the others looked like nice men.

Why did Buck like the Army of Northern Virginia to remain faceless?

He didn’t want to see his cousins on the field.

What did General Lee hope to do first thing in the morning?

Take Culp’s Hill

What did he discover at dawn?

Culp’s hill was occupied with Union troops

Why did Meade not like Sickles?

In his opinion, Sickles was a murderer and a politician. Sickles didn’t want to go through college like the other soldiers, so he wasn’t a regular military man. He also believed that he made reckless choices.

What were General Lee’s orders that had to be repeated three times?

To attack up the Emmitsburg Road.

What Eventually happened to General Sickles?

He got wounded in the leg.

Who was squeezing in the cracks of Devil’s Den?

The Rebel sharpshooters.

Why was the signal officer told to keep waving the flags?

To trick the confederate soldiers into thinking that someone was up there, aka another confederate troop.

What was ordered to happen to any soldier that failed to do his duty?

Instant death

What happened at the end of the battle?

the rebels fled the battle, twice, once during and another after the battle.

What happened to Buck at the end of the chapter?

Something shot him in the leg.

Why was Custis not happy about taking Culp’s Hill?

He doesn’t like looking look up when he has to fight.

What favor did Captain Waite ask of Bekah?

He asked her to write a letter for Anna.

Where was Buck?

In a Field Hospital or a Barn

What was about to happen to Buck at the end of the chapter?

His leg was going to get amputated.

What effort made by the Confederate army had failed?

To capture “That little mountain,” Culp’s Hill

What were musicians expected to do once the band stopped playing?

doubled as medical aide.

Haggard

Having a worn or emaciated appearance

Irritable

Capable of being irritated

Remnants

A usually small part remaining.

Crescent

The figure of the moon

Vulnerable

physically or emotionally wounded.

Daguerreotype

Silver-crossed copper plate on a photograph.

Groggy

Weak and unsteady

Petticoat

an underskirt that’s ruffled, pleated, or lace edge.

Monotone

One unvaried key or pitch

Hardtack

A saltless hard biscuit, bread, or cracker,

Haversack

A bag similar to a knapsack but worn over one shoulder.

Tarnished

To dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt.

Caissons

2-wheeled vehicle for artillery ammunition attachable to a horse-drawn limber.

Bayonets

A steel blade attached at the muzzle end of a rifle.

Din

Loud continued noise

Vehemently

Marked by forceful energy.

Reconnoitered

preliminary survey to gain information.

Billowed

To bulge or swell out.

Spanged

bouncing around.

Enfilade

Gunfire directed from a flanking position along the length of an enemy battle line.

Lichen

Plantlike organisms made up of an alga and a fungus.

Hunkered

Crouch, Squat.

Crevice

A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack.

Inferno

An intense fire

Guttural

Being or marked by utterance that is strange, unpleasant, or disagreeable.

Reek

A strong or disagreeable fume or odor.

Writhing

to twist and/or in pain

Acrid

Sharp and harsh unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor.

Rebuke

To criticize sharply.

Festering

To cause increasing poisoning, irritation, or bitterness.

Balky

Refusing or likely to refuse as directed or expected.