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Battle Of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg happened in the small town of Gettysburg, PA. On July 1st Confederate troops came into Gettysburg in search of supplies. They ran into a Union Cavalery. A fight soon broke out and soon grew into one of the most significant battles of the Civil War. Major General George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac won over General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. The North fought to maintain the Union and the South struggled to sustain an economy that depended on slavery.

Troops soon joined bothsides but the Confederates pushed the North back on somes hills. That night Lee's planned his attack on the North.
 * July 1**

On the 2nd day the confederacy set up along Seminary Ridge. The Union set up along Cemetery Ridge. The Confederates noticed a hill called Little Round Top was undefended, the North then sent a bayonet charge in response. The Confederates retreated.
 * July 2**

In the early afternoon about 150 cannons fired, this began the heaviest barrage of the war. Lee decided to risk everything on an infantry charge. General George Pickett lead the charge. Longstreet, Lee's top general, opposed but Lee over ruled his desion.
 * July 3**


 * Casualities**
 * || Dead || Wounded || Missing ||
 * Meade's Army || 3,155 || 14,529 || 5,365 ||
 * Lee's Army || 2500 || 13,000 || 5,500 ||

work cited

__Battles that Changed the World Gettysburg__, Earle Rice JR. __The Battle of Gettysburg__, James Tackach