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The document summarizes the key events of the Battle of Gettysburg from July 1-3, 1863. It provides details on the Union and Confederate generals involved, including Meade, Lee, Longstreet, and Pickett. The battle resulted in a Union victory that halted the Confederate offensive and was a turning point, leading to the withdrawal of European support for the Confederacy and Union control of the war. The Gettysburg Address delivered by Lincoln in November 1863 helped establish the battle's legacy.
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See our prior reflection for a broad overview of the Civil War through paintings, and some interesting photographs of Civil War forts in Georgia and Florida.
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General Winfield Scott and his Anaconda Plan, General JEB Stuart, General Ulysses Grant and the Siege of Vicksburg, Battle of Fredericksburg, Battle of Chancellorsville, Battle of Brandy Station, General George Meade, General George Pickett, Picketts Charge, and Cemetery Ridge.
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See our prior reflection for a broad overview of the Civil War through paintings, and some interesting photographs of Civil War forts in Georgia and Florida.
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We also review:
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See our prior reflection for a broad overview of the Civil War through paintings, and some interesting photographs of Civil War forts in Georgia and Florida.
Civil War Through Paintings
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Abraham Lincoln and Alexander Stephens at the Hampton Roads Peace Conference.
Role of General Sherman, General Sheridan, and George Custer at Appomattox.
Civil War books and lectures by Gary Gallagher, Memoirs of General James Longstreet, Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant, and biography of Grant by Ron Chernow.
The role of cavalry and horses in the Civil War, and Traveler, Robert E Lees horse.
Lincoln Assassination.
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Gettysburg Powerpoint
- 2. Quick Glance: Gettysburg Major Generals In-depth Perspective Overall Significance of Battle Gettysburg Address Remembering Gettysburg
- 3. July 1-3, 1863 Gettysburg, PA Union victory Union casualties: 23,040 Confederate casualties: 22,000-25,000 (estimate)
- 4. Meade Reynolds Buford Doubleday Hancock
- 5. Robert E. Lee Longstreet Pickett Stuart Others
- 6. Confederates on the offensive Army Strength President Lincolns hopes for the battle Picketts Charge Meades Blunder
- 7. Demoralizing Confederate Defeat Military and Political Control European Support Withdrawn Union Advantages Gained as a Result Source: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/battle-of-gettysburg-timeline-and-significance.html
- 8. Abraham Lincoln November 19, 1863 Key Points of Speech Discuss Charles Sumners monumental act statement Source: http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm