The Role Of Gettysburg In The Civil War

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“Gettysburg in the Civil War” by an unknown author is about what happened in the Battle of Gettysburg.Lee’s first fight in the North ended with failure and he was unable to crush the Union’s will and convince Great Britain, so he decided to choose the best ground to fight on in order to scare Northern public.The first part of Lee’s Campaign was according to plan.While the Union lacked leadership, Lee was missing information.His plan was not going the way it was suppose to go since the decision for the place to fight on was made by a small group of Confederate soldiers who ran into a group of Union cavalry while getting supplies.The Confederate made the Union retreat to a spot where they can defend themselves and Lee continued his attack even

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