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Battle of Gettysburg
Dear Mr. Spencer,
Did you the following about the Battle of Gettysburg?
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It was fought from July 1-July3, 1863
CSA’s 2nd Invasion of the North
The CSA was commanded by General Robert E. Lee
The US was led by General George G. Meade
Rebels drive the Union back 1st day but the Union
holds onto the high ground
The Confederates were unable to break the Union’s
defenses the next 2 days.
Both sides suffer very high casualties:
23,000 Union & 28,000 Confederate
Lee lost over 1/3rd of his army & is forced to retreat
back to Virginia.
The Union’s victory will mark the turning point of the
war to their favor.
Take care and hope to see you soon.
Sincerely,
Charlie Brown
Mr. Matthew Spencer
7th/8th Grade Social Studies Teacher
Lincoln Park Middle School
90 Ryerson Road
Lincoln Park, NJ 07035
P.S.
The present day location of the
battlefield is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Bibliography: Battle of Gettysburg
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http://www.albany.edu/%7Edc0852/gettysburg.jpg (Picture)
Davidson, James West & Stoff, Michael B. The American Nation
(pages 473 & 474). Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 1998.
O’Shea Richard & Greenspan, David Battle Maps of the Civil War
(pages 105-109). American Heritage. New York, NY 1992.
Woodhead, Henry Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War (pages 110-133). TimeLife Books. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1996.