about the warThe two generals in this war are General George E. Meade, and John F. Reynolds for the Union and Robert E. Lee for the Confederacy; the Union had about 94,000 soldiers while the Confederacy had about 72,000 soldiers. On the third day of battle, July 3, an infantry assault by 12,500 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge, known as Pickett's Charge. The charge was pushed back by Union rifle and artillery fire, leading to lives lost to the Confederate army. Lee led his army on a retreat back to Virginia. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the three-day battle. That November, President Lincoln used the dedication ceremony for the Gettysburg National Cemetery to honor the fallen Union soldiers and 'redefine' the purpose of the war in his Gettysburg Address. This was a Union victory.
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Aftermath of the battleThe Gettysburg address was given on the occasion of the dedication of the new National Cemetery at Gettysburg, PA., because the main speaker invited Mr. Lincoln to 'say a few words.' It was given on top of a hill in Gettysburg, PA in the cemetery where people had died from the war. The speech told people why there was a war, which was for freedom, and Abraham Lincoln gave one of the most known speeches. This battle is important because it was a major turning point in the Civil War and it gave the Union army the confidence to win the war. ( Doesn't it seem that every battle in the Civil War was a "Major turning point"? )
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interesting facts!
One interesting fact was that the Gettysburg Address was given on top the New National Cemetery where most of the soldiers died.
Another interesting fact was that the battle was yet ANOTHER "major turning point" in the civil war.
The last fact was that the battle was the bloodiest battle in U.S. civil war history.
Another interesting fact was that the battle was yet ANOTHER "major turning point" in the civil war.
The last fact was that the battle was the bloodiest battle in U.S. civil war history.