A turn in Fortune

The Battle of Gettysburg

What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
• July 1-3, 1863
• bloodiest battle of Civil
War
• 51,000 casualties
• stopped Lee’s plan of
invading the North.
• turning point of the war
What happened day 1?
•South gathered at
Gettysburg, PA, on
July 1, 1863.
•Ran into Union
forces
•North lost ground
retreated through
town
•Union took up
defensive positions
Holding the High Ground
What happened Day 2?

•Lee ordered attack

on Union troops on
Little Round Top.
•Chamberlain &
20th Maine held the
flank
•Union forces held
off Confederates.
Defense of Little Round Top
What happened day 3?
•Lee planned attack
on center of Union
line.
•General George
Pickett led 15,000
•Pickett’s Charge -
failed attack on
Cemetery Ridge.
•Lee began
planning retreat to
Virginia.
Pickett’s Charge
 This is a chart of the losses of soldiers for each side
Union Confederate
Engaged 85-88,000 70-75,000

Killed 3,155 3,903

Wounded 14,529 18,735
Missing 5,365 5,425
Total Losses 23,049 28,063
As you can see the losses were very high. The confederate had a much
higher percentage of men lost. They lost about 37% of their men
engaged in battle. While the union only lost about 26% of their men.
• The
wheat
field
• Dead
confederate
s at
McPherson'
s Ridge
• Dead at little
round top
• Dead
confederate
sniper posed at
Devil’s Den.
Devil’s Den is
right across
from Little round
top
 What was the Aftermath?
• The South was destroyed
• The south would never attack north again
• Britain and France refused to aid south
• In November of 1863, There was a
ceremony to honor the dead at Gettysburg
• “Gettysburg Address”