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The Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg. Michael Wildroudt Period 7. The Turning point in the War. The battle started on July 1863. Gettysburg was called the turning point in the war. The South was led by Robert E. Lee, and the North was led by General George G. Meade.

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The Battle of Gettysburg

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  1. The Battle of Gettysburg Michael Wildroudt Period 7

  2. The Turning point in the War • The battle started on July 1863. • Gettysburg was called the turning point in the war. • The South was led by Robert E. Lee, and the North was led by General George G. Meade. • The battle lasted only 3 days.

  3. The North and the South Union • 23,049 casualties • 90,000 men Confederates • 28,063 casualties • 75,000 men

  4. The South wanted to take the battle to the North so Lee marched his men to Gettysburg. The South was trying to get goods so they attacks the North. Meade's army tried to cut them off from the goods. Meade was able to cut off the South from the rail roads. The South pushed the North back to cemetery hill. The North set up a defensive position. The South kept attacking and the union was just shifting their flanks around. At the end of the day a union general rushed troops straight in and held the position for a day. The next day both sides fired artillery fire at each other. The South ran out and stopped firing then the North stopped firing. The South sent troops straight in thinking that the North was out too. When the South got close the North started firing again and whipped out the South’s army.

  5. Resources • http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/gtburg.htm • Picture Resources • http://www.cristyli.com/?p=8386 • http://www.artvalue.com/auctionresult--pacheco-ferdie-act-1983-1985-u-picket-s-charge-the-battle-of-956787.htm

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