What advantage did the Union forces have during the Battle of Gettysburg?

Answer 1

Novanet- they occupied high ground

In football, it is called the Homefield Advantage. The turf belonged to the North, and they wern't going to loose there.

The north had better ground ( the high ground) and had as many as 20,000 more men at the battle.

Answer 2

Indeed the Union Army had more advantages. They were:
1 -the Federals fought from high ground, which they managed to seize;
2 -they fought a defensive battle, moving units, reinforcement and supply by internal lines;
3 -Union's artillery was superior in number, quality and effectiveness to that of the enemy;
4 -Union's cavalry succeeded in keeping Stuart's cavalry Corps away from the battlefield forcing Lee to fight without reliable information about the enemy's movements, while Meade was perfectly kept informed of those of his opponent;
5 - the Northerners deployed on the battlefield about 94, 000 men against about their opponents ' 80,000.

Answer 3

The Army of the Potomac under the leadership of Major General George G. Meade had a number of advantages over General Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. One advantage was the fact that Lee's plans for a battle with the pursuing Northern army was based on taking a tactical defensive position that would force the Federals to attack his army at a time and place of Lee's choosing. This idea died when Lee became unaware of Meade's proximity to the Southern army. In addition another Union advantage was that Lee was fighting on foreign soil. Unless an invader has overwhelming superiority in troop numbers, the invader is at a disadvantage. Also, General Meade had a larger army and more artillery than Lee's army.

Answer 4

. They occupied the high ground