Battle of Gettysburg
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, American Civil War, Civil Wars, Coups
- Curriculum: American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877)
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: July 1-3, 1863
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in the American Civil War. Result: Successful Union defense of several Confederate attacks, likely averting the end of the war with a Confederate victory.
In late June, 1863, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under the command of General Robert E. Lee, in an attempt to end the war with a Confederate victory, took the offensive move to cross the Potomac and to lure the Army of the Potomac into battle. The objective was to rout the Union army north of Washington, D.C., and then march into the Northern capital...
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