Trivia #1 Thompson (2/3/2013)

[Trivia Master]

Tonight's Civil War Trivia Question Value: 10 points, 1 bonus point goes to the player with the first answer. This question will be open until Monday between 9 and 10pm EDT, when another question will be posted! As usual: Please do not post your answers anywhere but in this forum!
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How does Mrs. Mary Thompson fit into the history of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Post your answer below. Good Luck!

 

[101combatvet]

Mary Thompson's house was used as General Lee's Headquarters.

 

[Nathanb1]

She lived in the house Lee chose for his headquarters.

 

[jmb57]

She lived in the house where General Robert E. Lee established his personal headquarters

 

[Just Jim]

Her house was Lee's HQ

 

[Ken Rich]

Genera Lee used her house as his headquarters for the battle. Also know as the widow thompson

 

[reading48]

The Widow Thompson House was Lee's personal Headquarters

 

[MegKBedrosian]

Her home was used as General Lee's headquarters .

 

[vpp1234]

she was killed

Edit - Vpp1234, I have a feeling that you are trying to answer these questions off the top of your head.

You are free to do that if you choose, but I want to be sure you're aware that we allow players to use any and all reference materials at their disposal to answer questions.

Hoosier

 

[DEB WASSEMILLER]

Tonight's Civil War Trivia Question Value: 10 points, 1 bonus point goes to the player with the first answer. This question will be open until Monday between 9 and 10pm EDT, when another question will be posted! As usual: Please do not post your answers anywhere but in this forum!
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How does Mrs. Mary Thompson fit into the history of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Post your answer below. Good Luck!

She owned the farmhouse

Edit - She did own a house, but we were looking specifically for the fact that it was Lee's headquarters.

Hoosier

 

[Jake Patterson]

Her house was Lee's HQ.

 

[Union_Buff]

Mary Thompson's house was used by Robert E. Lee as his headquarters during the Battle of Gettysburg.

 

[adisciu9]

She owned the house that was Lee's headquarters during the battle.

 

[NFB22]

General Lee used her home as his HQ during the battle.

 

[CSA Expat]

The Gettysburg headquarters of General Robert E. Lee.

 

[stuart1861]

Her house served as General Lee's headquarters.

 

[Keith Cochran]

It was on July 1, 1863 that General Robert E. Lee established his personal headquarters in this old stone house. An ideal location, it was at the center and rear of his battle lines and it was on the same road that many more of his troops were quickly approaching.

At the time of the battle, the house was the dwelling place of Mrs. Mary Thompson,

 

[GELongstreet]

Her house was used as Lee´s headquarters.

 

[Shotgun Willie]

General Lee made Mrs. Thompson's house his own personal headquarters, mostly because the house was located at a good spot for Confederate troops to stop and refresh. Also the house had thick walls that made good cover for incoming Union fire. Mrs.

 

[blwhite]

Her house served as headquarters for General Lee during the battle of Gettysburg.