The Confederate attack on the Union center on Cemetery Ridge resulted in nearly 10,000 Confederate casualties on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg. This force, made up of elements from Ewell's and Longstreet's Corps' was led by General George Pickett whose own division would be decimated in the attack. This sad episode would be known to future generations as Pickett's Charge.
Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Gen Robert E Lee
Gettysburg
General Robert E. Lee led the Confederate forces.
{| |- | There were numerous failed attacks during Gettysburg. The most famous was Pickett's Charge. Thousands of Confederate troops ran up hill across fields into withering Union fire and were repulsed. |}
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The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North
Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North
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Gen Robert E Lee
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i just learned this in my history class... he went to Gettysburg to get shoes for his troops in the confederate army. and while he was there Union troops found him and his army and thus The Battle of Gettysburg begun...
Robert E. Lee commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
80,000 Union and 75,000 Confederate.
Lee was the Commanding General of all Confederate troops in that campaign.
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