Yes, they came in from the North.
The Confederates.
Take the high ground…
because they did
From the north!
The union (north) and confederates (south)
The Oak Hill, the McPherson Ridge and the Seminary Ridge.
Prevented confederates from pushin the federals off cemetery ridge
because they did
Meade for the Union. Lee for the Confederates.
The Union won the battle of Gettysburg and therefore successfully kept the Confederates from continuing their invasion of the North.
France and Great Britain both decided not to support the confederates after their loss in Gettysburg
The Confederates headed into Gettysburg to seize much needed shoes. Answer The above is one popular theory, but if you look at the map of the area, you will see that several of the roads lead into Gettysburg from different directions. So , it was a major cross roads.