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By occupying and holding the high ground, it gave the North command of the battlefield and put them in a superior defensive position. Lee would have to attack them.

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Union vs Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg?

Gettysburg was the place, not the opposing army.


Who was the union of the battle of Gettysburg?

The Union was the North at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Army of the Potomac was the army on the field.


Who won the Battle of Gettysburg the union of conferderates?

The Union.


What Union general was the commander of the Cavalry Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Major General Alfred Pleasonton commanded the Union's cavalry corps at the Battle of Gettysburg. His cavalry commanders helped to win the Battle of Gettysburg for the Union.


Who wore a black bandanna at Gettysburg Union or Confederate?

union

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Why was the geography important to the outcome of the battles of Gettysburg?

it allowed the Union to shoot down the Confederates from atop the hill


Union vs Gettysburg Battle of Gettysburg?

Gettysburg was the place, not the opposing army.


Is Gettysburg union or confederacy?

The town of Gettysburg and the ground over which it was fought is in Pennsylvania so it is Union. It was a Union victory as well.


Who was the commanding union officer Gettysburg?

George Gordon Meade was the commander of the Union Army at Gettysburg.


Who was the union of the battle of Gettysburg?

The Union was the North at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Army of the Potomac was the army on the field.


Was Gettysburg fought on union soil?

Yes. Gettysburg is in Pennsylvania.


Who battled at Gettysburg?

Union and confederate soldiers fought at Gettysburg.


Is Gettysburg in the union?

yes


Who won the Battle of Gettysburg the union of conferderates?

The Union.


Who was the Gettysburg general for union?

Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg.


Who won at Vicksburg and Gettysburg?

The Union did: Grant at Vicksburg, Meade at Gettysburg.


What Union general was the commander of the Cavalry Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Major General Alfred Pleasonton commanded the Union's cavalry corps at the Battle of Gettysburg. His cavalry commanders helped to win the Battle of Gettysburg for the Union.