![]() It inspired Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address,” which became one of the most famous speeches of all time.īattle of Gettysburg: Lee’s Invasion of the North The Union had won in a major turning point, stopping Lee’s invasion of the North. Lee was forced to withdraw his battered army toward Virginia on July 4. The assault, known as “Pickett’s Charge,” managed to pierce the Union lines but eventually failed at the cost of thousands of rebel casualties. On July 3, Lee ordered an attack by fewer than 15,000 troops on the enemy’s center at Cemetery Ridge. The next day saw even heavier fighting, as the Confederates attacked the Federals on both left and right. ![]() Meade, at the crossroads town of Gettysburg. On July 1, the advancing Confederates clashed with the Union’s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George G. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. ![]() ![]() After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. ![]()
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