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The Battle of Gettysburg
The battle was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1863 and was a three day battle. The battle was fought against the confederate army and the union. The battle of Gettysburg was significant to the civil war because the confederates lost complete control, politically, and military wise. The outcome of the battle was a trigger factor that sparked a crackdown on the confederation and European support of the confederates.
Confederate General Robert E. Lee concentrated his army in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. As union general George g. meads forces marched into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. On July, confederates drove union defenders through Gettysburg to cemetery hill. The next day on July 2, General Robert E. lee struck the flanks of the union line causing severe fighting at devil’s den, little round top, the wheat field, peach orchard, and Culp’s hill and east cemetery hill. On July 3, fighting continued at Culp’s hill with the union regaining its lost ground. That afternoon lee attacked the union on cemetery ridge is known as Pickett’s charge.
After Pickett’s charge, lee’s army was pushed back leaving over 7000 confederate soldiers on the battlefield. After this battle the war clearly favored the north. The confederate army retreated slowly back to the south and because of fatigue mead didn’t chase lee’s army to end the war. On November 19 Lincoln made the battlefield a military cemetery.
The battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle in the civil war. Robert failed to end the war by not invading the north. So when they failed to invade the north, the south lost. This was detrimental to the south and they never attempted to invade the north again. There were 28000 casualties during those three days. Abraham Lincoln made his famous speech on the battle site.
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