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What were the most futile orders given at Gettysburg? a. For the Union to hold Cemetery Ridge b. For Burnside to take the Sharpsburg Bridge c. Pickett s Charge d. Little Round Top
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What were the most futile orders given at Gettysburg?

a. For the Union to hold Cemetery Ridge
b. For Burnside to take the Sharpsburg Bridge
c. Pickett s Charge
d. Little Round Top

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It would be the move on "Little Round Top" that proved to be the most futile order given at Gettysburg, since the charging brigade suffered significant losses, and no significant amount of territory was taken. 
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