Many historians are debating about it today. Over 6000 men died in pickets charge. Well, my best guess would be a strong 60,000 men (many deserted as they entered the north)
General Robert E. Lee commanded the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
General Robert E. Lee was in command of the Confederate army at Gettysburg.
the confederate army
General lee
The Union Army & The Confederate Army
Short answer: The Confederate army went into Gettysburg looking for shoes.
The Confederate Army was looking for shoes which Gettysburg had a factory for. The Confederate Army had sent soldiers to the town to get the shoes but ran into waiting Union Soldiers. (idiots)
The Union Army of the Potomac, and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Lee led the South.
The Confederate army never went north again.
Shoes. They supplied many Confederate units which were marching barefoot.