THE BATTLE OF
GETTYSBURG
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July 1- 3 1863
The confederates commanded by General Robert E. Lee. The union commanded by General George G.
Was the first battle won by the confederates
It was fought in a small Pennsylvanian town named Gettysburg,
3,000 Union soldiers against 60,000 confederate soldiers.
The second day the attack happened at cemetery ridge where the federal a were attacked by the confederates from led and right side.
The assault known as pickets charge was the piercing of the union lines, at the end they failed, many ended dead and on rebel causes. Lee redirected his army to Virginia.