The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the war. After Lee’s win at Chancellorsville, he led his army through the Shenandoah Valley to begin his second invasion of the North. The battle began on July 1, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Meade was pursuing Lee from the South and they accidentally bumped into each other at Gettysburg. By the end of the first day, the Confederates pushed the Union through the town of Gettysburg. The Union formed in the shape of a fish hook on cemetery ridge and culp's hill. Lee ordered James Longstreet to attack the Union left, and he ordered Ewell to attack the right side of the Union lines which was defended by Daniel Sickles. The Union was able to defend little round top, but lost a nearby orchard,
