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The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg. Jonnie Neuhart Period 5th. Info. Date: July 1-3, 1863 Generals: United States : Gen. George G. Meade Confederate States : Gen. Robert E. Lee Forces Engaged: 158,300 total US 83,289; CS 75,054 Estimated Casualties: 51,000 total US 23,000

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The Battle of Gettysburg

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  1. The Battle of Gettysburg Jonnie Neuhart Period 5th

  2. Info Date: July 1-3, 1863 Generals: United States : Gen. George G. Meade Confederate States : Gen. Robert E. Lee Forces Engaged: 158,300 total US 83,289; CS 75,054 Estimated Casualties: 51,000 total US 23,000 CS 28,000 http://ect.usf.edu/clipart/100/107/mead_2_md.gf http;//www.google.com/imgress?g=robert+e+lee&hl=en&rls=com.microsoftSearchbox&rlz=1i7ACAW_enUS406&tbm=isch&tbnid=laiHUsYnPxngxM:&imgrefurls2520lee.htm&docid=kpZ-VYPPlrj4tM7w=487&h=600&ei=OfNnTuuUJZCDSCztT(dQ&Zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=747vpy=225&dur=2277&hovh=249&hovw=2028.

  3. Battle Description • Pre-battle • Lee Believed that if he continued to advance to the north that he would convince the North to give up on the war. • Most of Lee's men were there. • Lee's objective was to engage the Union army and destroy it. • Gen. Joseph Hooker was replaced by George G. Meade. • 1st Day • The Union army was stationed Northwest of Gettysburg • The Confederate soldiers attacked from the North and the Northwest forcing the Union to retreat southward.

  4. Battle Description (Continued) • 2nd Day • Union Forces defended in a defensive formation in the shape of a fishhook. • The Confederate attacked the Union at these key locations: Little Round Top, the Wheatfeils, Devil's Den, Peach Orchard, Culp's Hill and Cemetery Hill, Union held their ground. • 3rd Day • The Fighting continued on Culp's Hill, and the cavalry’s battled to the east and the south. • An infantry of 12,500 Confederate soldiers rushed the Union on Cemetery Ridge, Known as Pickett's Charge. • Pickett’s Charge failed causing the Confederates to retreat • Lee's army retreated back to Virginia. Winner Union • That November, President Lincoln used the dedication ceremony for the Gettysburg National Cemetery to honor the fallen Union soldiers and redefine the purpose of the war in his historic Gettysburg Address.

  5. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tX-jugMgiU • http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/pa002.htm

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