The armies met at Gettysburg during the American Civil War as Confederate General Robert E. Lee's forces advanced into Pennsylvania, seeking a decisive victory on Northern soil. The Union Army of the Potomac, led by General George G. Meade, moved to intercept Lee's troops after receiving intelligence about their movements. The two armies converged on the town of Gettysburg from July 1 to July 3, 1863, leading to one of the war's most significant and bloody battles. The conflict arose from strategic maneuvers and the unexpected encounters between the two forces in the area.
Engaged in that case means to be involved in battle. When two armies meet on a battlefield they are said to have "engaged" each other.
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The battle of Gettysburg was one of the few battles, where almost both entire armies were engaged in the Civil War. Roughly 90,000 Union troops were present at the battle while roughly 79,000 men from the confederacy were engaged at Gettysburg.
Federal Troops gained the High Ground and never relinquished control.
Engaged in that case means to be involved in battle. When two armies meet on a battlefield they are said to have "engaged" each other.
So they could fight
Lee was too tentative. He was also obsessed with the "Napoleonic victory" type of battle where the two armies meet on the field of battle and the side that destroys the other wins the war.
The armies of the north are scheduled to meet tomorrow.
Both of the armies came to the town of Gettysburg for shoes. There was a shoe factory in the town and both of the armies wanted footware because they had torn shoes so they met each other trying to get some new SHOES LOL!
Robert E. Lee.
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After both armies left Gettysburg and the town was left with the clean up, Abraham Lincoln declared that all of the dead would be buried in the same cemetery near the battlefield. The army paid people to pick up the lead bullets.
Other than the massive casualties absorbed by the armies of both sides, the saddest thing was the death of Jennie Wade. She would be the only civilian casualty of the Battle of Gettysburg.
It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg.