The rebel army found Carlisle and Harrisburg undefended, and occupied them. Later, when the Union army under Meade came up through Maryland, the rebs left Carlisle to march south for two days to engage the Union Army. The met, by accident, in Gettysburg.
Gettysburg
From the north!
"The Union" means the North when writing about the Civil War. The South is the Confederacy or the Confederates, sometimes the rebels. The union is what was left of the United States after the southern states seceded.
It is about the Civil War in North America. His speech was not only talking about the dead soldiers but also trying to stop slavery in North America.
The Gettysburg address was writen to comemorate the horrific battle of Gettysburg.
the confederates no longer invaded the north
The Union won the battle of Gettysburg and therefore successfully kept the Confederates from continuing their invasion of the North.
Gettysburg
America fought itself it was North against the South. The North was the Union and the South was the Confederates.
Meade commanded the Union forces. Lee led the Confederates.
The union (north) and confederates (south)
From the north!
In the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, the Union strategy consisted of establishing a secure defense line and then luring the Confederates into a direct attack. Due especially to past failures when going on the offensive, the Union force at Gettysburg opted for a defensive posture, with only limited offensive action to follow any generally successful engagement.
For the Confederates, it was the nosedive moment. Overnight, the West was out of the war, and Lee had failed to invade the North.
Yes, they came in from the North.
"The Union" means the North when writing about the Civil War. The South is the Confederacy or the Confederates, sometimes the rebels. The union is what was left of the United States after the southern states seceded.
Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, Virginia.