In one of the
bloodiest battles of the Civil War, the Union army, under
the command of George Meade, drove back the Confederate
Army, under the command of Robert E. Lee, between July
1-3, 1863. The result of the battle was a crushing blow
to Confederate forces who were hoping to assert themselves
in the North. The battle was a major turning point in
the war and was the only major battle fought north of
the Mason-Dixon Line. In all, there were over 50,000 casualties.
In November
of 1863, Abraham Lincoln delivered The Gettysburg Address
at the battlefield. Today, it is one of the most famous
speeches in American history.
