Gettysburg Battlefield

The Definitive Illustrated History, Civil War.

Author: David Eicher
Illustrations Numerous Illus. & Maps
Dated: 2003
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Edition: 1st
Size: Small Folio
Binding Hardcover Dust Jacket
Type: Military - War
Subject: Civil War Pennsylvania
Notes & Literature The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union?s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George G. Meade, at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. The next day saw even heavier fighting, as the Confederates attacked the Federals on both left and right. On July 3, Lee ordered an attack by fewer than 15,000 troops on the enemy?s center at Cemetery Ridge. The assault, known as ?Pickett?s Charge,? managed to pierce the Union lines but eventually failed, at the cost of thousands of rebel casualties, and Lee was forced to withdraw his battered army toward Virginia on July 4.
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