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.
To commemorate the deaths of thousands of soldiers.
At the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, the Confederate army suffered 28,000 casualties. This figure represents both wounded and killed soldiers.
At the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General George Pickett is best known for leading Pickett's Charge on July 3, 1863. This ambitious assault involved approximately 12,500 Confederate soldiers advancing across open ground toward Union positions on Cemetery Ridge. The charge resulted in heavy Confederate casualties and is often seen as a turning point in the Civil War, marking the decline of the Confederate Army's offensive capabilities.
Confederate 75,000 men Union 88,289 men
Union and confederate soldiers fought at Gettysburg.
Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.
The Confederate Army was looking for shoes which Gettysburg had a factory for. The Confederate Army had sent soldiers to the town to get the shoes but ran into waiting Union Soldiers. (idiots)
Both the Confederate and the Union soldiers that died while fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg.
There were about 40,360.
Around 70,000.
To commemorate the deaths of thousands of soldiers.
Abraham Lincoln was the one that delivered the Gettysburg address. It was given in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on Thursday, November 19, 1863. It was a dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery roughly four months after Union soldiers defeated Confederate soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg.
At the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, the Confederate army suffered 28,000 casualties. This figure represents both wounded and killed soldiers.
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1-3, 1863, resulted in the deaths of around 7,000 Union soldiers and 4,000 Confederate soldiers. In total, approximately 51,000 soldiers from both sides were killed, wounded, or went missing during the battle.
To commemorate the deaths of thousands of soldiers.
17 miles long