3 mistakes that the confederacy made were: 1. If they had kept pushing, they would have taken the Union supply trains that were only a few hundred yards away. 2. Pickett's Charge...'nuff said 3. Lee did not retreat during the battle, causing them to lose most of their men.
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The Confederacy suffered 20,301 casualties in killed, wounded, missing or captured during the three days at Gettysburg. The Federal army lost 23,003 killed, wounded, missing or captured. This amounts to 29 percent of all soldiers involved. Source: They Met At Gettysburg by Edward J. Stackpole, page 284.
The Union came upon the Confederates as they were still preparing for an upcoming battle. Unaware of the large Union forces approaching, Robert E. Lee sent a reconnaisance party out around 5 AM on the morning of July 1, 1863. The first fighting began at about 7 AM when the Confederates encountered the leading Northern formations. While the South initially routed the Northern troops, they were eventually repulsed on the third day, with large losses on both sides.
Gettysburg, a three-day battle fought in Pennsylvania.
Gettysburg
battle of Gettysburg
The horrendous battle left nearly 50,000 men dead. 3,155 union men killed, 14,329 wounded and 5,365 missing. 3,903 confederates killed, 18,735 wounded and 5,425 missing.
Three days
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Only one battle, but it was over three days.
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The Confederacy suffered 20,301 casualties in killed, wounded, missing or captured during the three days at Gettysburg. The Federal army lost 23,003 killed, wounded, missing or captured. This amounts to 29 percent of all soldiers involved. Source: They Met At Gettysburg by Edward J. Stackpole, page 284.
The Gettysburg
Gettysburg
Gettysburg lasted three days from July 1 to July 3, 1863. It depends on what you call long. There were battles that more than a week.
The Union came upon the Confederates as they were still preparing for an upcoming battle. Unaware of the large Union forces approaching, Robert E. Lee sent a reconnaisance party out around 5 AM on the morning of July 1, 1863. The first fighting began at about 7 AM when the Confederates encountered the leading Northern formations. While the South initially routed the Northern troops, they were eventually repulsed on the third day, with large losses on both sides.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a three day battle. It forced Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia to retreat back to Virginia. It was not "total war" in any military concept of such terms.