The Northern army was called the Army of the Potomac and was under the command of General George G. Meade.
The Union was the North at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Army of the Potomac was the army on the field.
Gettysburg forced Lee to abandon his invasion of the North, but it did not prevent it.
The Battle of Gettysburg was not only the largest battle fought in the Civil War; it was the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Gettysburg Battle involved approximately 85,000 men in the Union's Army of the Potomac, led by General George Gordon Meade, and around 75,000 men in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Robert Edward Lee. 23,049 Union soldiers and 28,063 Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing.
Probably most of the states were represented there. It was the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate) under Lee against the Army of the Potomac (Union) under the newly-promoted Meade. It was a Union victory.
Chancellorsville
The Union was the North at the Battle of Gettysburg. The Army of the Potomac was the army on the field.
In the summer of 1863, Lee fought the Battle of Gettysburg on 1-3 July
The Union Army of the Potomac, and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
Gettysburg forced Lee to abandon his invasion of the North, but it did not prevent it.
The Confederate army never went north again.
The Battle of Gettysburg was not only the largest battle fought in the Civil War; it was the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Gettysburg Battle involved approximately 85,000 men in the Union's Army of the Potomac, led by General George Gordon Meade, and around 75,000 men in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, led by General Robert Edward Lee. 23,049 Union soldiers and 28,063 Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded or went missing.
The North - The Union army was commanded by Gordon Meade.
George Meade commanded the Army of the Potomac.
The Confederate army never went north again.
No one who was a witness to the Battle of Gettysburg would doubt either the honor or the valor of the Army of Northern Virgina. The Confederate infantry who fought there belong to the Ages.
The Army of the Potomac. George G. Meade replaced Joseph Hooker in command only days before the battle.
Probably most of the states were represented there. It was the Army of Northern Virginia (Confederate) under Lee against the Army of the Potomac (Union) under the newly-promoted Meade. It was a Union victory.