The battle of Gettysburg wasn’t meant to happen. The confederate army were heading towards Maryland and Pennsylvania then out of nowhere they bumped with the Union army in Gettysburg. The battle of Gettysburg is considered by many as the greatest engagement between the two armies. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his men against the Union for those 3 days. The first two days the Confederate army had their success under the charge of Robert E. Lee, but on the third day the war turned against him, which caused him to retreat back to Virginia. Not only did this retreat caused the loss of this battle, but it lost any chance the Confederates had to gain their independence. The end result of the war left more than 50,000 men killed in the battle. According to Mackuban T. Owens, “Lee lost between 20,000 and 25,000 of his irreplaceable soldiers” (3). The city of Gettysburg was filled with dead bodies. Churches, buildings, etc. served as hospitals for the people that were wounded during the war. The battle had left Gettysburg in terrible shape. When reconstructing Gettysburg thy decided to leave a part of the battlefield for a final resting place for those that lost their lives. Gettysburg will always be remembered as the battlefield between the Confederates and the Union in the summer of
The battle of Gettysburg wasn’t meant to happen. The confederate army were heading towards Maryland and Pennsylvania then out of nowhere they bumped with the Union army in Gettysburg. The battle of Gettysburg is considered by many as the greatest engagement between the two armies. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his men against the Union for those 3 days. The first two days the Confederate army had their success under the charge of Robert E. Lee, but on the third day the war turned against him, which caused him to retreat back to Virginia. Not only did this retreat caused the loss of this battle, but it lost any chance the Confederates had to gain their independence. The end result of the war left more than 50,000 men killed in the battle. According to Mackuban T. Owens, “Lee lost between 20,000 and 25,000 of his irreplaceable soldiers” (3). The city of Gettysburg was filled with dead bodies. Churches, buildings, etc. served as hospitals for the people that were wounded during the war. The battle had left Gettysburg in terrible shape. When reconstructing Gettysburg thy decided to leave a part of the battlefield for a final resting place for those that lost their lives. Gettysburg will always be remembered as the battlefield between the Confederates and the Union in the summer of