Battle of Gettysburg
July 1–3, 1863
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1864
Battle of Gettysburg
1 to 3 July 1863: George Meade's Union Army of the Potomac defeated Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, halting Lee's second invasion of the North. Widely seen as the Civil War's turning point, it was the bloodiest battle in American history to that time, with over 50,000 combined casualties.
Location
- Gettysburg 39.83, -77.23
Commanders
Confederates 7
Robert E. Lee
· 1807–1870
John Bell Hood
· 1831–1879
James Longstreet
Lieutenant General, Commander of the First Corps · 1821–1904
Richard S. Ewell
Lieutenant General, Commander of the Second Corps · 1817–1872
A. P. Hill
Lieutenant General, Commander of the Third Corps · 1825–1865
J. E. B. Stuart
Major General, Commander of the Cavalry Corps · 1833–1864
George Pickett
Major General, Commander of Pickett's Division; led Pickett's Charge · 1825–1875
Union 6
George Meade
· 1815–1872
Winfield Scott Hancock
Major General, Commander of the II Corps · 1824–1886
Daniel Sickles
Major General, Commander of the III Corps; lost a leg on July 2 · 1819–1914
Henry W. Slocum
Major General, Commander of the XII Corps · 1827–1894
Oliver O. Howard
Major General, Commander of the XI Corps · 1830–1909
George Sykes
Major General, Commander of the V Corps · 1822–1880