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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.

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Q: If the confederates are from the south why did they attack from the north in the battle of Gettysburg?
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Why is the Battle of Gettysburg the turning point?

the confederates no longer invaded the north


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