Thursday, August 19, 2010

Battle of Gettysburg

Where:  Gettysburg Pennslyvania.  Most famous battle of the Civil War.  Happenend July 1-3 1883.

Famous People:

Robert E. Lee-  General of confederate Army

General Pickett-  Led Pickett's charge, famous battle of Gettysburg

Abraham Lincoln-  Made the famous Gettysburg Address

Who Won:  The Union

Interesting Facts:

This was the farthest North the Confederate troops ever got.  They were intially going to try to attack Philadelphia \.

Abraham Lincoln gave his famous speech on the exact grounds where the battle took place.



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