Shoes. They supplied many Confederate units which were marching barefoot.
Finding a roster of all of the men who attended the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg will be nearly impossible. Below are a pair of links to the Sons of Union Veterans, the heir to the Grand Army of the Republic, and Sons of Confederate Veterans. These groups may have some type of list of attendants in there archives. Another source of information is your local library or state library.
The Confederates had heard that there was a store house of shoes... located in gettsburg... So they decided to go there to find them
During Lee's invasion of the North, Lee needed to find shoes for his poorly shod army. He heard here was a warehouse in Gettysburg and detoured to there. Upon hearing that his troops had made contact with Lee there, Meade determined to take up a strong defensive position across Lee's path that would force Lee to attack him or abandon the invasion. As an aside, Lee was initially glad that Meade had replaced Pope. He believed there would be confusion with the Army of the Potomac.
I was unable to find any town in Maryland named Gettysburg. Gaithersburg is 60 miles from Gettysburg.
Salaries in the army are based on rank and time in service. Wages are not job specific. To find out more, do a google search for 2009 army pay chart.
You can find the full Gettysburg Address on this website, if you type in: Why was the Gettysburg Address so powerful and remembered?
In 1864 the Union army was able to find a detailed map displaying the Confederate defense system protecting Richmond, Virginia. It was a complete accident as the map of the defenses were found on the dead boy of Confederate General John R. Chambliss. The general had been shot and killed the maps were taken before the Confederates could recover his body.
In the book The Gettysburg Gospel
Some simply escaped to South to join the Union Army. Others would find ways to communicate with the Union Army to pass along information about the Confederate Army, such as troop numbers and positions.
I am attaching a few links to help you connect with worksheets for the Gettysburg Address. Hope these help.
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