Have you ever wondered how much The Battle of Gettysburg effected the The Civil War? The Civil War was into it’s third year during 1863 and the Confederate Army’s general, Robert E. Lee, couldn’t be stopped by any Northern general. In June, Lee’s army crossed the Potomac River and marched to Pennsylvania where they would then collide with the union’s army who was now be led by General George Meade. The Battle of Gettysburg, one of the bloodiest battles in American history, was a critical moment in the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863 in and near the town Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, between the Union and Confederate armies in the course of the American Civil War. To understand the effect of The Battle of Gettysburg
