CIVIL WAR
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- The Battle of Gettysburg
- 51,000 total casualtiesUnion losses: 23,000Confederate losses 28,000
- July 1-3, 1863
- General George C. Meade
- WHO
- General Robert E. Lee
- WHY
- This was one of the most important battles of the Civil War for the North. It marked a turning point for the Civil War.
- WHAT
- For the North, General George C. Meade, and from the South, General Robert E. Lee
- WHERE
- After a series of wins in the South, Lee decided to make a second attack on the North. Both sides hoped this would be the final battle of the war.
- RESULTS
- Over the course of several days, Lee made several attacks, but the North stayed defensively strong. After three days of vicious fighting, Lee retreated. Meade waited too long to attack; Lee’s army was able to escape to Virginia.
- Heavy fighting took place on farmland, in a peach orchard, and cemetery located in the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- The Battle of Gettysburg is considered a Union victory. Heavy losses for the South meant that it could no longer attack the North. A cemetery was built and dedicated by Lincoln four months later.
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