At about 3:00 pm, the Union soldiers were having trouble, the Confederate soldiers were overwhelming them. Lee’s Lieutenant was General Richard S. Ewell. Ewell came from Northern Virginia. He had lost his leg not too long before Gettysburg, in The Second Battle of Bull Run. That battle had occurred August 28th to August 30th, 1862. Ewell was filling in for Lee’s deceased last Lieutenant, Stonewall Jackson who died in battle. He had big shoes to full, he had Union soldiers running from him and his soldiers. At this time in the battle, the Union army had 9,000 casualties. The Federals were retreating but they were being fired at.
At about 4:00 pm the Union army fled to town. There was nowhere else to go, the Confederates were spreading out …show more content…
On collision, these bullets would flatten causing larger wounds than the kinds of bullets before it. It would break bones into tiny pieces, that would splinter tears into the flesh, the bullet carried deadly bacteria that led to gangrene which the only way to stop was with amputation. Gangrene is dead tissue caused by infection from bacteria.
Some slaves used this attack as a chance to escape. By the end of the war, half a million slaves escaped to the North. In these wars family members fought side-by-side, it was a motivation for them to persevere in battle.
George Meade had only been in the war for three days when he was promoted to Commander. On July 2nd, 1863 at 12:00 am, Commander George Meade a topographical engineer instructed his troops to take positions in a shape of a “fish hook”. Putting troops on Little Round Top, Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill, and Culp’s Hill. This setup allowed Meade to answer attacks from any direction.
Amos Humiston bled to death alone looking at a framed photograph of his three children with no identification. Dog Tags were not made till 40 years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Some soldiers sewed their names into their uniforms. But at the end of the Civil War 400,000 soldiers were …show more content…
They planned to attack in the middle of the fish hook and separate the Union army. One of the Confederate units was led by General William Barksdale. Barksdale had a fiery hatred for the Union even the thought of them filled him with abhorrence. Barksdale was not aware that the terrain ahead of him was not looked over. Unknowingly to him, Lee’s cavalry was 12 miles away, raiding supplies. Calvary is a soldier on horseback they are the ones who see and hear everything for the army. Without their horseback troops to guide them Barksdale and his unit almost came into direct sight of some Union soldiers. Barksdale had no choice but to find a different route that would delay their arrival by two hours. Because of this delay, Meade was able to strengthen his defenses. 25 years prior to the Battle of Gettysburg the telegraph was invented and it revolutionized wars.
The telegraph was a machine used for communicating long distances with signals over a wire. The Confederates cut the wire and Lincoln lost connection with Meade. To continue communication Meade used a new kind of code, by waving flags Meade formed letters of a code. Now, this form of communication is called flag semaphore. The Union was able to track the Confederate’s actions and reply with their own
At about 4:00 pm the Union army fled to town. There was nowhere else to go, the Confederates were spreading out …show more content…
On collision, these bullets would flatten causing larger wounds than the kinds of bullets before it. It would break bones into tiny pieces, that would splinter tears into the flesh, the bullet carried deadly bacteria that led to gangrene which the only way to stop was with amputation. Gangrene is dead tissue caused by infection from bacteria.
Some slaves used this attack as a chance to escape. By the end of the war, half a million slaves escaped to the North. In these wars family members fought side-by-side, it was a motivation for them to persevere in battle.
George Meade had only been in the war for three days when he was promoted to Commander. On July 2nd, 1863 at 12:00 am, Commander George Meade a topographical engineer instructed his troops to take positions in a shape of a “fish hook”. Putting troops on Little Round Top, Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill, and Culp’s Hill. This setup allowed Meade to answer attacks from any direction.
Amos Humiston bled to death alone looking at a framed photograph of his three children with no identification. Dog Tags were not made till 40 years after the Battle of Gettysburg. Some soldiers sewed their names into their uniforms. But at the end of the Civil War 400,000 soldiers were …show more content…
They planned to attack in the middle of the fish hook and separate the Union army. One of the Confederate units was led by General William Barksdale. Barksdale had a fiery hatred for the Union even the thought of them filled him with abhorrence. Barksdale was not aware that the terrain ahead of him was not looked over. Unknowingly to him, Lee’s cavalry was 12 miles away, raiding supplies. Calvary is a soldier on horseback they are the ones who see and hear everything for the army. Without their horseback troops to guide them Barksdale and his unit almost came into direct sight of some Union soldiers. Barksdale had no choice but to find a different route that would delay their arrival by two hours. Because of this delay, Meade was able to strengthen his defenses. 25 years prior to the Battle of Gettysburg the telegraph was invented and it revolutionized wars.
The telegraph was a machine used for communicating long distances with signals over a wire. The Confederates cut the wire and Lincoln lost connection with Meade. To continue communication Meade used a new kind of code, by waving flags Meade formed letters of a code. Now, this form of communication is called flag semaphore. The Union was able to track the Confederate’s actions and reply with their own