Civil War Was A Terrible Time For America

On July 1, 1863, the biggest battle of the Civil War started. This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Before the battle, Union general Ulysses S. Grant started a siege of Vicksburg which would shut down the Mississippi River. Meanwhile, major cities in the North such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and even Washington were under threat of attack from General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had crossed the Potomac River and marched into Pennsylvania. The Union and Confederate army both had around 75,000 soldiers. With both armies on a collision course, the days leading up to the war were

     The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North, and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3, 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the bloodiest multi-day battle ever fought in United States history. At the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union claimed victory, and they would use this psychological advantage throughout the rest of the Civil War.

This battle is the 2nd major battle during the Overrule Campaign. It had some of the bloodiest fighting during the American Civil War. The battle was about two weeks long also it had about 20 hours of continuous hand-to-hand combat on May 12th to the 13th. About 18,000 Union and 11,000 Confederate soldiers died.

Engaging double its number in guns this battery rendered adequate and accurate fire support during the two hours in which the federal cavalry blocked the confederate advance for a few hours. Its fires was notably responsible for the delay offered to the advance of Hill’s leading brigades. However, when the Union cavalry, 1st Corp, and 11th Corps tried delaying the Confederacy’s further advancement, additional Confederate reinforcements arrived on scene. As a result the Union soldiers were forced to retreat further back to the town of Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill and Culp’s Hill. The Union attempted to defend these two hill tops with around 90,000 soldier and the 2nd Field Artillery, but the Confederacy with 70,000 soldier launched a fierce attack on the Union. By the end of the day of the 2nd of July the Confederates gained ground, even though the Union still held strong positons. The battle continued on Culp’s Hill, Cemetery Hill and Cemetery Ridge on the 3rd of July. Cemetery Ridge, also known as Pickett’s Charge, was a very important part of this

Fought on September 17, 1862, near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek, corpses of soldiers filled the ditch earning itself the name, “Bloody Lane” after the intense Battle of Antietam. The Confederate led by Robert E. Lee, and the Union led by commander George B. McClellan both contributed to the most bloody single-day battle in American history.

The Battle of Gettysburg has often been referred to as the turning point of the Civil War. The Union Army had lost many battles to the Confederate Army as the Confederates pushed their way North. General Robert E. Lee was over confident that he could invade the North and defeat the Union Army in their territory. His over confidence may have been his downfall. The second day of battle proved to be the most fierce and deadly of the conflict. It involved heavy maneuvering of troops into positions, and confusion on both sides of the conflict as well as significant casualties between the two armies. The Union forces which the authoritive figure was General Meade, he had around 60,000 troops while the Confederates commanded by General Longstreet had 50,000 troops. There are several things that we learned from

From a civilised town known as Gettysburg, turned to a bloody war zone of suffrage. The battle of Gettysburg was fought during the summer in 1863 between the confederates and union soldiers. This battle had the most casualties in the civil war. By this time in the war the war had already been going on for three years. Both parties needed an end to the war. In many different ways the battle of Gettysburg was a turning point for civil war. The main reasons standing being the intense amount of casualties from both sides, how the confederate army was at disadvantage, and the determination to end this terrible war.

The Battle of Gettysburg was not only the bloodiest battle of The Civil War but it was also the turning point which led to a victory for the Union and The Army of the Potomac. The battle lasted 3 days, July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863 and totaled 51,000 casualties. The Union casualties during the battle numbered 23,000, while the Confederates had lost around 28,000 men. The 28,000 men lost by the Confederates was a third of Robert E. Lee’s Army. The aftermath of the battle marked the final time the Confederates and the Army of Northern Virginia laid foot in the North.

The confederates and the unions right flank fought two battles Culp’s Hill and Cemetery Hill. The second day of the three day battle was the largest and most costly. The union took the hills and made the shape of a fish hook. When the confederates marched up a hill the union would push the confederates down the hill like a door. Laurence Chamberlain led the union into the scrimmage at Little Round Top. He led the union in a bayonet charge and he almost died twice. He was a great general. That day there was over sixteen thousand casualties. That was the second day of the

Elements of the 2 armies collided west and north of the town of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Union troopers under Brigadier General John Buford slowed the Confederate advance until Union foot soldiers, the Union 1st and 11th Corps, arrived. On the second day of battle, the Union defended a fishhook-shape range of hills and ridges, south of Gettysburg, with around 90,000 soldiers. On the afternoon of July 2, Lee launched a heavy assault on the Union left flank, and fierce fighting raged. Although the Confederates gained ground, the Union defenders held strong positions by the end of the second day. On July 3, the last day of the Gettysburg battle, fighting resumed on Culp’s Hill and cavalry battles raged to the east and the south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,000 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge -- Pickett’s Charge. The charge was repulsed by Union rifle and artillery fire, at great losses for the Confederate Army. As many as 51,000 soldiers from both sides were either killed, wounded, captured or went missing in the 3 day Battle of Gettysburg. This turning point had major importance in the

In the month of September of the year 1862, was when the union forces under McClellan had met Robert E. Lee’s army on Maryland. It was the bloodiest day of all wars and the first mayor battles from the American Civil War. Many people were killed, injured and missing that estimated to be about 22,717 people overall. The battle was called, the battle of Antietam, but also known as Battle of Sharpsburg.

Lee sent three more divisions of troops to attack Cemetery Ridge in an all out brute force attack aimed to split the Union line in two. There were 15,000 troops lead by General Pickett that consequently was forced to march over three quarters of open fields to even launch their attack in a tragic charge named Pickett’s Charge. The attack was planned for three pm that day. The corps was surrounded on all sides by the Union who mowed down the force leaving only half of the men alive and Pickett’s division lost two thirds of his

The Battle of Gettysburg occurred on July 1, 1863 to July 3, 1863. This three day battle between the Union and Confederate armies remains today as the largest causality causing battle on United States soil. This battle would leave nearly 50,000 Americans dead, wounded, missing and captured.

The battle of Gettysburg took place between July 1st - 3rd 1963. In the May of 1963 Lee had been given the go ahead for a north invasion. Lee hoped that a victory in the north would help increase the peace movement which was gathering some support there. This, along with the weakening of the Union army, may initiate talks of surrender by the Federal Army. On June 30th come of the Confederate army marched into the town of Gettysburg but wee driven back by a Union cavalry which was already there. So, the next day the Confederates attacked with more force, with troops from the wast, north and east. This drove the Union army back and up onto Cemetery Hill. This however, resulted in giving the Union a good position for defence. On July 2nd Lee ordered more attacks and an attempt to storm Cemetery Hill. This was unsuccessful, but resulted in 9,000 casualties. At 1.00pm on July 3rd Confederates opened fire on the Federal line and major duel continued for two hours. Then the infantry moved forward which is known as "Pickett 's Charge" . The Confederate army was driven back and the battle was considered a Union victory. The battle left the Confederates with around 28,000 casualties and the Union with

To start with, The Civil War lasted from 1861 until 1865 and became the deadliest war in United States’s history. This war was one composed of an enormous amount of battles fought all over the United States. The majority of the battles were fought in the Confederate States in the South. The most famous battles of the Civil War were the battles of Antietam, Vicksburg, Bull Run and Gettysburg. All the battles of the Civil war caused roughly 620,000 soldiers to die and 644,000 soldiers have died in all other conflicts of the nation. Therefore, the Civil War is by far the deadliest war in U.S. history.