Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863

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The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1–3, 1863, was a pivotal American Civil War clash in Pennsylvania that ended Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s invasion of the North and is often considered the war’s turning point.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement
alsoKnownAs Gettysburg
associatedWith Gettysburg National Military Park
belligerent Confederate States of America
Union
campaignObjectiveOf Lee’s second invasion of the North
combatant Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
commandedBy George G. Meade
Robert E. Lee
commemoratedBy Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg National Cemetery
ConfederateCasualtiesEstimate approximately 23,000–28,000
ConfederateCommander General Robert E. Lee
linked to: Robert E. Lee
ConfederateStrength approximately 71,000 soldiers
conflictOf American Civil War
country United States
endDate 1863-07-03
followedBy Retreat from Gettysburg
linked to: Gettysburg Campaign
GettysburgAddressDate 1863-11-19
GettysburgAddressSpeaker Abraham Lincoln
highWaterMarkLocation Cemetery Ridge
location Adams County, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
linked to: Gettysburg
notableEvent Pickett’s Charge
cavalry actions at East Cavalry Field
defense of Little Round Top
fighting at Cemetery Hill
fighting at Culp’s Hill
fighting at Devil’s Den
fighting at the Peach Orchard
fighting at the Wheatfield
partOf Gettysburg Campaign
precededBy Second Battle of Winchester
result Union victory
significance ended Lee’s 1863 invasion of the North
major strategic setback for the Confederacy
often cited as the high-water mark of the Confederacy
startDate 1863-07-01
state Pennsylvania
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
totalCasualtiesEstimate approximately 46,000–51,000
turningPointOf American Civil War
UnionCasualtiesEstimate approximately 23,000
UnionCommander Major General George G. Meade
linked to: George G. Meade
UnionDefensiveLine Big Round Top
Cemetery Hill
Cemetery Ridge
Culp’s Hill
linked to: Culp's Hill

Little Round Top
UnionStrength approximately 93,000 soldiers

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American Civil War hasPart Battle of Gettysburg
linked to: Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania dateOfEvent Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863
Gettysburg dateOfEvent Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863)
linked to: Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863