Battle of Gettysburg

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Gettysburg is located in Adams County, Pennsylvania, in the southeastern part of the state. It is situated approximately 70 miles north of Washington, D.C., and 50 miles west of Baltimore, Maryland. The town is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War in July 1863. Today, it is known for its National Military Park and historical landmarks related to the battle.

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At the Battle of Vicksburg, approximately 180 Black soldiers from the United States Colored Troops (USCT) died during the campaign. In contrast, at the Battle of Gettysburg, around 40 Black soldiers are recorded as having died, primarily due to their involvement in the fighting and subsequent skirmishes. These figures highlight the contributions and sacrifices of Black soldiers during the Civil War.

A General for the confederates, fought many battles. One of his main plans towards the end of the civil war was to wait for a new president to come into office to make peace with. Fought Peninsular Campaign, 2nd battle of Bull Run, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville (with Jackson), and Gettysburg.

You've got 'em scrambled.

Hooker was commanding the Army of the Potomac, which was meant to stop Lee invading Pennsylvania.

Just before Gettysburg, Hooker was fired and replaced by Meade.

The 3-day battle was nearly won by Lee, when Pickett led his dramatic charge. But it failed and they retreated back to Virginia, leaving the Union to celebrate a famous victory in the same week as Grant's occupation of Vicksburg.

He was important.

Lee wore only the three star insignia of a Confederate colonel, which was the highest rank he had earned in the US army before the civil war began. He wanted to receive a peacetime promotion to general after the Civil War was one, assuming it would be the Confederates that were the victors.

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The Confederate losses at gettysburg were: about 4000 dead, 18,735 wounded and 5,425 prisoners and missing.

yes shot by soldiers while returning to camp

No, he didn't.

Robert E. Lee graduated from WestPoint Military Academy in 1928. He didn't become a general until he took over the Confederate Army in 1851.

It is a federal National Park and preserved by the park service and its rangers.

He moved his men forward from a defensive position down into the peach orchard and wheat field. His troops were decimated ( Sickles lost a leg), but they bought time for the reinforcement of the Union line and perhaps kept their flank from being turned..

The infantry assault on the 3rd day of the battle was named after General George Pickett. However, the assault included General Longstreet's Corps, with Pickett's division in the lead.

During war, most battles are usually fought by the foot soldiers who are usually under the guidance of the commanders.

Simple attrition. Grant had ended the system of prisoner exchange, so the Confederates were bound to run out of men first. Then he simply battered away at Lee's army till his lines grew too thin to hold.

Robert E. Lee lived in a rural place.

His name is Thomas Jonathan Jackson.

Confederate general Robert E. Lee led his army of Northern Virginia against Major union general Meade's Army of the Potomac in the Battle of Gettysburg.