To deny Lee the psychological triumph of having invaded the North.
Also, in the run-up to the battle, to keep Lee occupied, so that he could not send troops West to help at the siege of Vicksburg.
Absolutely not-Gettysburg proved to be Lee's greatest defeat as a commander.
depends on which solider because there were a lot, but the main goal was to defeat the union.
The outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg gave a tremendous boost to the morale of the Union Army. The Confederate Army saw the battle as a defeat but it did not have major demoralizing effect.
Colonel Alexander the commander of the Confederate Battery gave the order.
There are several answers to this question that placed the outcome of the Civil War in favor of the Union. Based on my readings on this, it seems that, although not known at the time, the Battle of Gettysburg is the battle that foretold the outcome of the war. Robert E. Lee never again attempted to invade the North after this huge Confederate defeat.
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The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North
I believe it was Battle of Gettysburg
Absolutely not-Gettysburg proved to be Lee's greatest defeat as a commander.
The Union troops were able to defeat the Confederate troops that had invaded the North
depends on which solider because there were a lot, but the main goal was to defeat the union.
Union General George G. Meade led an army of about 90,000 men to victory against General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army of about 75,000. Gettysburg is the war's most famous battle because of its large size, high cost in lives, location in a northern state, and for President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
The outcome of the Battle of Gettysburg gave a tremendous boost to the morale of the Union Army. The Confederate Army saw the battle as a defeat but it did not have major demoralizing effect.
Colonel Alexander the commander of the Confederate Battery gave the order.
There are several answers to this question that placed the outcome of the Civil War in favor of the Union. Based on my readings on this, it seems that, although not known at the time, the Battle of Gettysburg is the battle that foretold the outcome of the war. Robert E. Lee never again attempted to invade the North after this huge Confederate defeat.
Lee was the Commanding General of all Confederate troops in that campaign.
Yes it did. After three days of fighting (1-2-3 July 1863), Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was decisively defeated and forced to retreat.