The Battle at Gettysburg
The Turning Point of the Civil War
What Happened?
Date: July 1-3, 1863
Union Generals: George C. Meade <-------- Victory!
Conferate Generate: Robert E. Lee
This was General Lee's second attempt to invade the North. The South never regains strenght militarily.
Gettysburg Day 1
The two sides bump into each other and start to pick their sides. They look for the high grounds.
Gettysburg Day 2
General Lee started attacking the flanks.
Gettysburg Day 3
Pickett's Charge occurs on day 3.
Gettysburg Memorial
This is where all the fallen soldiers of the Civil War are buried, Some who have been identified and some who haven't.
Gettysburg Address
President Abraham Lincoln gave the best 2-minute speech in history at the opening of the Gettysburg Memorial.
The Battle
A scene from the Battle of Gettysburg from Harper's Weekly.