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This 1863 oval-shaped map depicts the Gettysburg Battlefield during July 1–3, 1863, showing troop and artillery positions and movements, relief hachures, drainage, roads, railroads, and houses with the names of residents at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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- Battle of Gettysburg: Lee’s Invasion of The North
- Battle of Gettysburg Begins: July 1
- Battle of Gettysburg, Day 2: July 2
- Battle of Gettysburg, Day 3: July 3
- Battle of Gettysburg: Aftermath and Impact
- Gettysburg Address
In May 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had scored a smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. Brimming with confidence, Lee decided to go on the offensive and invade the North for a second time (the first invasion had ended at Antietam the previous fall). In addition to bringing the conflict out ...
Upon learning that the Army of the Potomac was on its way, Lee planned to assemble his army in the prosperous crossroads town of Gettysburg, 35 miles southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. One of the Confederate divisions in A.P. Hill’s command approached the town in search of supplies early on July 1, only to find that two Union cavalry brigades h...
As the next day dawned, the Union Army had established strong positions from Culp’s Hill to Cemetery Ridge. Lee assessed his enemy’s positions and determined—against the advice of his defensively minded second-in-command, James Longstreet—to attack the Federals where they stood. He ordered Longstreet to lead an attack on the Union left, while Ewell...
Early on the morning of July 3, Union forces of the Twelfth Army Corps pushed back a Confederate threat against Culp’s Hill after a seven-hour firefight and regained their strong position. Believing his men had been on the brink of victory the day before, Lee decided to send three divisions (preceded by an artillery barrage) against the Union cente...
His hopes of a victorious invasion of the North dashed, Lee waited for a Union counterattack on July 4, but it never came. That night, in heavy rain, the Confederate general withdrew his decimated army toward Virginia. The Union had won the Battle of Gettysburg. Though the cautious Meade would be criticized for not pursuing the enemy after Gettysbu...
On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his most famous speech at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. His now-iconic Gettysburg Addresseloquently transformed the Union cause into a struggle for liberty and equality—in only 272 words. He ended with the following: “From these honored dead we take increased devotio...
Forces collided at the crossroads town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from July 1-3, 1863. It resulted in an estimated 51,000 casualties on both sides, the bloodiest single battle of the entire war.
3 days ago · Often referred to as the "High Water Mark of the Rebellion", Gettysburg was the Civil War's bloodiest battle and was also the inspiration for President Abraham Lincoln's immortal "Gettysburg Address".
Jun 24, 2024 · On June 30 Buford’s troopers met and drove back a Confederate brigade from Hill’s corps that was approaching Gettysburg. Hill then authorized Gen. Henry Heth to lead his division into Gettysburg the next day.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, during the American Civil War, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- The Battle of Gettysburg, a major battle of the American Civil War, was fought between the Union army (the North) and the Confederate army (the Sou...
- The Battle of Gettysburg was won by the Union army (the North).
- The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the turning points of the American Civil War. The South lost many of its men, including generals and colonels,...
- The Gettysburg Address was a speech given on November 19, 1863, by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysb...
Welcome to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where the turning point of the Civil War occurred from July 1 – 3, 1863. Travel through the Gettysburg National Military Park, with over 1,000 monuments and cannon along over 40 miles of scenic roads – a battlefield shrine to the Union and Confederate soldiers who fought here.
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