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The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day military campaign that resulted in the largest casualties of the American Civil War. It is typically regarded as the end of Robert E. Lee's invasion into the North.
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Fast Facts
- Date: July 1 - July 3, 1863
- Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Union Soldiers: 93,921
- Confederate Soldiers: 76,699
- War: American Civil War
- Victor: Union
- George G. Meade (Union)
- Robert E. Lee (Confederacy)
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Legacy/Aftermath
The Battle of Gettysburg is often considered to be the turning point of the Civil War. Robert E. Lee was on a march North into Pennsylvania when Union and Confederate armies clashed in Gettysburg. After a day of disorganization from both sides, July 2nd brought an offensive from Lee against a Union defensive line that held strong. The final day saw Pickett's Charge, an unsuccessful offensive that led to Lee's eventual retreat and ended his Northern invasion.On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered the historic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Gettysburg Battlefield is now a national park.
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Fact: Abraham Lincoln painted his own self-portrait (http://tr.im/ryvZ) while he was fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg. #abelincoln
@seanymac15 | July 09, 2009 01:41 PM -
Gettysburg was very moving! You could feel the emotion and terror of the battle. I will return and spend days walking through.
@CoachHelton | July 09, 2009 01:25 AM -
@posiegirl Whenever I eat cherries, I think of the Battle of Gettysburg and soldiers with diarrhea. Pleasant eats!
@jamesman | July 07, 2009 10:52 PM -
Visiting the site of the battle of Gettysburg was a sobering but inspiring experience at the same time. Hope to go back next year.
@Magro284 | July 07, 2009 09:44 PM -
RT @GettysburgNews: http://twitpic.com/9m3bq - A group of Confederate soldiers prepare to go into battle at the Gettysburg Re-enactment.
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The Battle of Gettysburg Timeline
- Wednesday, July 1st
- 8:00a: Confederate troops run into a Union cavalry on the way back to Gettysburg
- 2:30p: General Robert E. Lee arrives
- 4:00p: Major General Winfield Scott Hancock arrives
- 9:30p: Major General George G. Meade orders Union troops to converge on Gettysburg
- Thursday, July 2nd
- 9:00a: General Lee orders Lieutenant General James Longstreet to attack the left Union lines
- 3:00p: Battle at The Peach Orchard, Devil's Den, The Wheat Field and Little Round Top
- 4:00p: General Meade orders Union troops to Little Round Top
- 7:00p: Lieutenant General Richard Stoddert Ewell attacks the Union lines
- Friday, July 3rd
- 3:45a: Union cannons pound Confederate forces at Culp's Hill
- 8:00a: Confederates attack Union forces at Culp's Hill for three hours
- 1:07p: Confederate forces open fire on Union forces at Cemetery Ridge
- 3:00p: Pickett's Charge
- 4:00p: Confederate forces flee
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