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Part of American Civil War

Battle of Gettysburg

July 1–3, 1863 · Gettysburg

Result Union victory

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.

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Union

Confederacy

United States
Confederate States of America
George Meade Winfield Scott Hancock Major General, Commander of the II Corps Daniel Sickles Major General, Commander of the III Corps; lost a leg on July 2 Henry W. Slocum Major General, Commander of the XII Corps Oliver O. Howard Major General, Commander of the XI Corps George Sykes Major General, Commander of the V Corps
Robert E. Lee John Bell Hood James Longstreet Lieutenant General, Commander of the First Corps Richard S. Ewell Lieutenant General, Commander of the Second Corps A. P. Hill Lieutenant General, Commander of the Third Corps J. E. B. Stuart Major General, Commander of the Cavalry Corps George Pickett Major General, Commander of Pickett's Division; led Pickett's Charge

Strength and losses

Strength
93,500–104,25683,289, 83,289, 90,000
Casualties
23,04923,000
Killed
3,1553,160, 3,070
Wounded
14,52914,540, 14,497
Missing
5,3655,300, 5,434
Guns
360300
Guns lost
6
Strength
9,50075,054, 75,054, 68,000
Casualties
23,000–28,00028,000
Killed
3,9032,600, 2,592
Wounded
18,73512,700, 12,706
Missing
5,4256,700, 5,150
Guns
270250
Guns lost
3

Units

Army of the Potomac Strength 94,000 III Corps (Union Army) V Corps (Union Army) 20th Maine Infantry Regiment XII Corps (Union Army) Irish Brigade (Union Army) Iron Brigade 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment Union Army 14th Infantry Regiment (United States) 1st Maine Cavalry Regiment 1st Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) 7th Indiana Infantry Regiment 1st U.S. Artillery, Battery E
Army of Northern Virginia Strength 71,000 First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Pickett's Division A. P. Hill's Light Division 11th Virginia Cavalry Regiment 1st Virginia Cavalry Regiment 24th Virginia Infantry Regiment 25th Virginia Infantry Regiment 2nd Virginia Cavalry Regiment 31st Virginia Infantry Regiment 3rd Virginia Cavalry Regiment 4th Virginia Cavalry Regiment 5th Virginia Cavalry Regiment

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