The Turning point of the civil war
It must have been a haunting scene to watch them marching across that open field. With Union cannons and rifles firing directly into their lines, they continued advancing. Were they aware that death was imminent, the only choice they had was to follow the generals orders and keep marching.
In July of 1863, General Robert E. Lee's Army Of Northern Virginia of 75,000 men and the 97,000 man Union Army Of The Potomac under General George G. Meade met, by chance, when a Confederate brigade sent forward for supplies observed a forward column of Meade's cavalry. Of the more than 2,000 land engagements of the Civil War, Gettysburg ranks supreme. Although the Battle of Gettysburg did not end the war, nor did it
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