The Battle of Gettysburg
Battle Analysis
SSG. Gonzalez Angel
Army Logistics University
SLC 18-526
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle of the American Civil War as well as the largest battle that took place in North America. The Battle of Gettysburg began in Pennsylvania on the 1st of July, and it lasted until the 3rd of July in 1863 (Staff, 2009). The Union’s Army of the Potomac under Major General George Gordon Meade consisted of about 85,000 troops. On the other hand, the Confederacy Army from Northern Virginia that fought alongside General Robert Edward Lee was composed of about 75,000 troops. The Gettysburg Campaign which culminated in the Battle of Gettysburg was the most ambitious …show more content…
General Lee desperately tried to overwhelm the Union. However, the Union defenses held and decimated the Confederate assaults. One example of the futility of General Lee’s attempt to overrun the Union defenses was Pickett’s Charge. With the Confederates presented a magnificent spectacle, flags waving in the bright sun and soldiers on line as if on parade. Pressing on through a hail of fire and with the Rebel yell ringing above the din of battle the Confederate army struck the Union line. Yankee defenders met the attack, and in fierce hand-to-hand fighting, halted the attack and repelled the Confederate forces. It had been a bloody fight. Fifty-five percent of the attacking forces were killed or wounded, as were forty-five percent of the defenders. General Meade attempted to organize a counterattack to follow-up his success, but as it was late in the day, he was unable to do so. Neither force made any effort to continue the attack on the following day, and during the evening of 4-5 July, the Confederate commander withdrew his forces. The Union commander cautiously pursued the Confederate force but made no effort to hinder their withdrawal to positions in northern Virginia. The charge saw 15,000 Confederate forces advance over three-quarters of a mile of open ground against 75 heavy Union artillery and 120 Confederates’ cannons along the Confederate line. The charge was repulsed with over 50 percent and resulted in 6,000 casualties on the Confederate lines and 1,500 on the Unions’ line (Staff
Battle Analysis
SSG. Gonzalez Angel
Army Logistics University
SLC 18-526
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle of the American Civil War as well as the largest battle that took place in North America. The Battle of Gettysburg began in Pennsylvania on the 1st of July, and it lasted until the 3rd of July in 1863 (Staff, 2009). The Union’s Army of the Potomac under Major General George Gordon Meade consisted of about 85,000 troops. On the other hand, the Confederacy Army from Northern Virginia that fought alongside General Robert Edward Lee was composed of about 75,000 troops. The Gettysburg Campaign which culminated in the Battle of Gettysburg was the most ambitious …show more content…
General Lee desperately tried to overwhelm the Union. However, the Union defenses held and decimated the Confederate assaults. One example of the futility of General Lee’s attempt to overrun the Union defenses was Pickett’s Charge. With the Confederates presented a magnificent spectacle, flags waving in the bright sun and soldiers on line as if on parade. Pressing on through a hail of fire and with the Rebel yell ringing above the din of battle the Confederate army struck the Union line. Yankee defenders met the attack, and in fierce hand-to-hand fighting, halted the attack and repelled the Confederate forces. It had been a bloody fight. Fifty-five percent of the attacking forces were killed or wounded, as were forty-five percent of the defenders. General Meade attempted to organize a counterattack to follow-up his success, but as it was late in the day, he was unable to do so. Neither force made any effort to continue the attack on the following day, and during the evening of 4-5 July, the Confederate commander withdrew his forces. The Union commander cautiously pursued the Confederate force but made no effort to hinder their withdrawal to positions in northern Virginia. The charge saw 15,000 Confederate forces advance over three-quarters of a mile of open ground against 75 heavy Union artillery and 120 Confederates’ cannons along the Confederate line. The charge was repulsed with over 50 percent and resulted in 6,000 casualties on the Confederate lines and 1,500 on the Unions’ line (Staff