The Battle of Gettysburg
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- Luckily, we are fighting on our home grounds of Pennsylvania, so we know the territory better. We have an advantage!
- Battle of Gettysburg- July 1st : 1863 Union victoryGettysburg, Pennsylvania
- On July 2, almost 90,000 Yankees and 75,000 Confederates stood ready to fight for Gettysburg. I ordered General James Longstreet to attack Cemetery Ridge. Chamberlain but his men succeed in saving the Union lines.
- Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg was remembered when Abraham Lincoln visited the grounds three months after the war.
- Hello! I am General Lee and I am here to tell you about the Battle of Gettysburg .
- After the death of Jackson, I decided to invade the North with my military. I hope Lincoln will pull his troops away from Vicksburg. You know what, I'll just cross the Potomac into Maryland and then push on into Pennsylvania!
- During the first four days of the battle, we defeated the North at the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia.
- I know battle will not be won unless the Northerners are forced to yield their positions on Cemetery Ridge, the high ground south of Gettysburg
- General George Meade: Listen up girlies, the Confederates are taking over !
- Day 3:I believe I could break the Union lines. July 3rd,I order my determined troops artillery barrage for the middle of the Union lines.
- Uh Oh! My people are losing , we must surrender ! Retreat back to Virginia ! Send the cavalry led by General James!
- The battle of Gettysburg crippled the South so badly that General Lee would never again possess sufficient forces to invade a Northern state. This helped Americans realize they were a unified nation.
- So many casualties. My poor men ! I've lost 23,00 men, more than a third of my army! Corpses. Everywhere! The stench, UNBEARABLE! How shall I ever recover?
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