Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was in Southern Pennsylvania, and was the turning point of the Civil War. It was a three day battle that lasted from July 1st to July 3, 1863. It is the most well known battle of the Civil war, due to the amount of casualties, its large size and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. General George G. Meade led 90,000 Union soldiers to a defeat over General Robert E. Lee’s 75,000 Confederate soldiers. In May of 1863 Lee took his forces and defeated Union General Joseph Hooker at the battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia. This defeat gave Lee the courage to try and invade and take over Pennsylvania. He hoped that his invasion would divert the Union troops out of Virginia, this area had lost supplies and resources due to the war. Lee wanted to …show more content…
It was an area with big fields, hills and ridges. The Confederacy pushed the Union forces south through Gettysburg, this made the Union take a defensive position south of the town. On July 2, Lee was hoping to destroy the Union’s position on top on Cemetery Ridge by taking both ends of it at the same time. Confederate General Richard S. Ewell troops remained at the battlefields northern position to keep Meade from sending reinforcements to the southern end. Ewell’s army attacked Culp's hill which was successful, but the Union fought back causing him to make his troops to pull back. Union General Daniel Sickles moved his forces forward past his lines causing their base Little Round top vulnerable for an attack by the Confederacy. If the Confederates took position they would use Union cannons to weaken Union position. Due to this opening, Confederate troops went forward toward Little Round Top. Meade sent more forces to help Sickles men. Fighting continued for five hours, the Confederates pushed Meade’s forces back, ut other Union troops came in and stopped the Confederates from succeeding in their
The Battle of Gettysburg was in Southern Pennsylvania, and was the turning point of the Civil War. It was a three day battle that lasted from July 1st to July 3, 1863. It is the most well known battle of the Civil war, due to the amount of casualties, its large size and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. General George G. Meade led 90,000 Union soldiers to a defeat over General Robert E. Lee’s 75,000 Confederate soldiers. In May of 1863 Lee took his forces and defeated Union General Joseph Hooker at the battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia. This defeat gave Lee the courage to try and invade and take over Pennsylvania. He hoped that his invasion would divert the Union troops out of Virginia, this area had lost supplies and resources due to the war. Lee wanted to …show more content…
It was an area with big fields, hills and ridges. The Confederacy pushed the Union forces south through Gettysburg, this made the Union take a defensive position south of the town. On July 2, Lee was hoping to destroy the Union’s position on top on Cemetery Ridge by taking both ends of it at the same time. Confederate General Richard S. Ewell troops remained at the battlefields northern position to keep Meade from sending reinforcements to the southern end. Ewell’s army attacked Culp's hill which was successful, but the Union fought back causing him to make his troops to pull back. Union General Daniel Sickles moved his forces forward past his lines causing their base Little Round top vulnerable for an attack by the Confederacy. If the Confederates took position they would use Union cannons to weaken Union position. Due to this opening, Confederate troops went forward toward Little Round Top. Meade sent more forces to help Sickles men. Fighting continued for five hours, the Confederates pushed Meade’s forces back, ut other Union troops came in and stopped the Confederates from succeeding in their