The Battle Of Gettysburg And American Civil War

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

At this point in the Battle of Gettysburg, both North and South sustained large numbers of casualties. The Southern casualties roughly totaled 7,000 of 22,000 troops. The North suffered even more by losing 15,000 soldiers. Both sides needed to re-evaluate their battle strategies. Lee thought victory for the South was possible with better timing and artillery. Conversely, Meade and his other Union generals decided to stay in their current position and continue the battle (King 22).

The three-day Battle of Gettysburg, starting on July 1st in 1863, would be known to be one of the most memorable and important battles in history. It would become the major outcome of the Civil War. The day of the outburst of the Battle of Gettysburg was a hot humid day on the first of July. It was between two sides. One side was the Union, which was the Army of Potomac Commanded by General George G. Meade, along with other notable commanders such as John F Reynolds, Winfield Scott Hancock, Daniel E. Sickles, George Sykes, John Sedgwick, Oliver O. Howard, Henry W. Slocum, and Alfred Pleasonton (“Battle of Gettysburg,” 2016). The other side was the Confederate Soldiers called the Army of Northern Virginia who was commanded by General Robert E. Lee, along with other notable commanders as well, which were James Longstreet, Richard S. Ewell, A. P. Hill, and J.E.B. Stuart (“Battle of Gettysburg,” 2016). Between these two sides, the Army of Potomac had a great advantage with 93,700 men and 372 guns, while the Army of Northern Virginia were outmanned and outgunned with only 70,100 men and 280 guns. The Army of Potomac’s mission was to defeat the Army of Northern Virginia as well as to make sure Washington, D.C. remained safe. It may seem like the Army of Potomac would be the clear winner at the Battle of Gettysburg yet the Army of Northern Virginia had a strategy that would help to attempt to beat the Union which was to go on the aggression and confront them. This would

General Lee’s Army had been in mainly defensive positions and he wanted to surround Washington, because he believed if he could capture it then he could end the war. General Lee had also begun reorganizing his Army and in doing so, he gave a great unbalance to the experience in his command positions. Of the forty-nine command positions 14 on them were in experienced in the position in which they held. The planning required at the corps level was remarkable different from the planning required at the division level. In addition, the planning at the

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most famous battles of the Civil War. The battle was fought from July 1 to July 3 near Gettysburg. The famous battle was between Robert Lee and his Northern Virginia Army and George Meade and the North's Army of the Potomac, The Union. The original leader of the Army of the Potomac was General Joseph Hooker, but President Lincoln relieved Hooker of his duties and named Meade the new General of the Army. Many soldiers died from both sides during this battle and that is the reason it is known as one of the bloodiest battles. The Battle of Gettysburg was General Robert Lee's second attempt at invading the North and there was a definite aftermath to this battle.

The spy was the first to see the Union army march through the valley. He noted that the army was moving fast and marching in extreme heat. His intentions now were to return and report this information to the General Robert E. Lee. Lieutenant General James Longstreet received him back at camp, and the spy let him know of the information, which he had obtained. Longstreet found it useful information to pass on to Lee. Both Lee and Longstreet were skeptical of this information, but if the spy was right they would be in extreme danger. After viewing the map, Lee decided to go ahead and move his army towards Gettysburg, which would be the direction in which the Union army would

On June 3rd of 1863 Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. This would be his second campaign into the north. If he could get Maryland he would have the upper hand on Baltimore, the District of Columbia, and Philadelphia. Lee headed into the campaign with 72000 men. Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Potomac had over 100000 men. Lee eventually pushed his way up through Virginia to meet the Union army at Gettysburg. The commanding officers of the Union army were Major General George G. Meade, Major General John F. Reynolds, Major General Winfield Scott Hancock, Major General Daniel E. Sickles, Major General George Sykes, Major General John Sedgwick, Major General Oliver O. Howard, Major General Henry W. Slocum,

Lee lead the Army of Northern Virginia across to Potomac in Maryland in August of 1862. “Reasons for this invasion included taking pressure off the Shenandoah Valley-‘The Breadbasket of the Confederacy’-at harvest time; encouraging European support for Confederacy by winning a battle on northern soil; and demoralizing Northerners to reduce their support for the war while encouraging the salve holding state of Maryland to secede and join the Confederacy.” Lee daringly divided his own army and sent groups to capture objectives. On September 9, he issued Order No. 191 in which he informed commanders of objectives and routes.

Lee is hesitant to make a move with his army with the knowledge given by a spy but does so anyway. He gives the order to move towards Gettysburg;

Lee then decided that it was time to attack the North by coming up with a stealthy mission that would allow him and his troops to be able to have a Northern territory victory which would rally more Confederates and weaken the Union. This plan failed unfortunately due to misplaced dispatch was noticed by Union soldiers. Due to this mistake the Union was able to hold them off from carrying on their attack and at Antietam, both armies facing off at a stalemate. After a bloody day lee and his men escaped in the middle of the night undetected to where they will hold the line and defend Union attacks at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. After the win at Chancellorsville, Lee’s confidence in his army and their ability to capture Northern territory. Lee so then decided that they would go out and get out of the defensive and into the offensive. Him and his army face off against General Meade at Gettysburg and this would be the most popularly known that took place in the Civil War. At Gettysburg Lee had a military officer named George Pickett to lead a charge toward Meade’s high ground position which would be called Pickett’s Charge and would be labeled as a failed attacked and would end with many Confederate soldier dead. Realizing his men were dying rapidly due to his orders he calls his men to retreat. For the reason of all

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war because the union got the victory and that gave them a big advantage over the Confederate. In the late summer of 1863 Confederate general, Robert. E. Lee, had a plan to invade union territory. He explained his plan to President Jefferson Davis but, he never liked it. Even though President Jeff never agreed with him, General Lee still went with his plan to invade the north. News spread to the north of Lee’s army. This caused civilians to panic, resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania were running to train stations to try and get out of town. President Abraham Lincoln made a change of general , and assigned General George Meade as the new leader of

Lee knew that the South needed another victory in order for that to happen. In June 1863, Lee marched 70,000 men into Pennsylvania near Gettysburg. President Lincoln sent General George Meade to meet Lee at Gettysburg, and the two armies clashed on July 1, 1863 (Grussendorf, 217). The battle lasted for three days and claimed the lives of over 7,000 men. When the dust cleared, they discovered that the Confederate flag had fallen (Grussendorf, 218). The Battle of Gettysburg was the last time that General Lee had the forces to launch a full-scale assault on the Union (Encyclopedia Britannica vol. 4,

In late June 1863, Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia passed through western Maryland and invaded Pennsylvania. General Lee believed that by invading the North, he could draw the Union Army of the Potomac away from their defenses and force them to come after him. He also assumed the people of the North would be so demoralized if the Union were to lose another major battle, especially if it was fought on Northern soil, that President Abraham Lincoln would be forced to negotiate a settlement of the Civil War. On 01 July 1863, then Colonel Joshua Chamberlain, and his 20th Maine received word to begin movement to

This Civil War Battle occurred over three scorching summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863.The battle was the bloody battle in virginia.Before the war Washington was under threat of attack from General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army.However, two large Confederate corps assaulted them from the north and northwest.The U.S had more people than the Confederate.When the Battle of Gettysburg was over on July 3, 1863, 51,000 soldiers were casualties (killed, wounded, captured or missing) in what remains the largest battle ever fought in North America.Weapons they used were rifles,pistol,cannon and galinguns.

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought between Union forces lead by Maj. Gen. George Meade (Army of Potomac) and the Confederates lead by Gen. Robert E. Lee (Army of Northern Virginia). Not long after Lee’s victory at Chancellorsville, VA, Lee lead his army through the Shenandoah Valley towards Gettysburg in hopes of successfully invading the North. Maj. Gen. Hooker had started to move his troops in pursuit of Lee’s army when he was