Fast Facts: Civil War Battles
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Gettysburg
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July 1-3, 1863
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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| Union Commander(s): General Meade was in overall command with Generals Buford, Reynolds, Doubleday, Hancock and others in charge of different units. | Confederate Commander(s): General Robert E. Lee was in overall command with Generals Longstreet, Hill, Ewell, Heth, Pickett, Stuart and others in chage of different units. |
| Union Troops Involved: Approx. 95,000 | Confederate Troops Involved: Approx. 75,000 |
| Union Casualties: 23,040 | Confederate Casualties: Estimated between 22,000 and 25,000 |
| Victor: General Meade of the Union Army | |
| Additional Comments: This battle fought in the North was an offensive measure by the Confederacy to bring the war out of Virginia. It was the hope of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee to make the people in the North weary of the war. President Lincoln hoped this would be the decisive battle that would end the war. Although a victory for the North, General Meade did not pursue and squandered the opportunity. This battle is also famous for Pickett's Charge in which his Confederate soldiers were valiantly attempting to take the Union position but received a horrendous number of casualties. | |
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