Battle of Gettysburg

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The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
belligerent Confederate States of America
surface form: Confederate States

Union
campaign Gettysburg Campaign
casualtiesAndLosses approximately 23,000 Union casualties
approximately 28,000 Confederate casualties
over 50,000 total casualties
commandedBy George G. Meade
Robert E. Lee
commemoratedBy Gettysburg Address
Gettysburg National Military Park
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOf July 1–3, 1863
describedAs bloodiest battle of the American Civil War
turning point of the American Civil War
endDate 1863-07-03
followedBy Gettysburg Campaign
surface form: Retreat from Gettysburg
hasCommander A.P. Hill
Daniel Sickles
J.E.B. Stuart
James Longstreet
John Buford
John F. Reynolds
Oliver Otis Howard
surface form: Oliver O. Howard

Richard S. Ewell
Winfield Scott Hancock
notableEvent Pickett’s Charge
surface form: Pickett's Charge

defense of Little Round Top
fighting at Cemetery Hill
fighting at Culp's Hill
fighting at Devil’s Den
surface form: fighting at Devil's Den

fighting at the Peach Orchard
fighting at the Wheatfield
first day fighting west and north of Gettysburg
second day assaults on Union flanks
third day Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge
opponent Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
partOf Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
place Gettysburg
surface form: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
precededBy Battle of Chancellorsville
relatedEvent Gettysburg Address
relatedWork Gettysburg Address
result Union victory
significance boosted Union morale
diminished Confederate offensive capability
ended Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North
startDate 1863-07-01
strategicObjective Gettysburg Campaign
surface form: Confederate invasion of the North

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subject surface form: Fighting at the Peach Orchard
Valley of Death partOf Battle of Gettysburg
3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps engagement Battle of Gettysburg
1st Texas Infantry engagement Battle of Gettysburg
Strong Vincent notableBattle Battle of Gettysburg
Strong Vincent woundedIn Battle of Gettysburg
20th Maine Infantry monument commemorates Battle of Gettysburg
20th Maine Infantry monument associatedBattle Battle of Gettysburg
Gouverneur K. Warren statue commemorates Battle of Gettysburg
Cemetery Ridge usedDuring Battle of Gettysburg
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry notableEngagement Battle of Gettysburg
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry engagedOnUnionLeft Battle of Gettysburg
15th Alabama Infantry battle Battle of Gettysburg
Culp's Hill associatedWithEvent Battle of Gettysburg
George G. Meade battle Battle of Gettysburg
44th New York Infantry engagement Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Campaign culminatedIn Battle of Gettysburg
Gettysburg Campaign majorEngagement Battle of Gettysburg
16th Michigan Infantry notableEngagement Battle of Gettysburg
Wade Hampton III notableBattle Battle of Gettysburg
John Bell Hood battle Battle of Gettysburg
Second Battle of Winchester followedBy Battle of Gettysburg
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain battle Battle of Gettysburg
George Armstrong Custer conflict Battle of Gettysburg
XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) engagedIn Battle of Gettysburg
Pickett’s Charge partOf Battle of Gettysburg
Pickett’s Charge turningPointIn Battle of Gettysburg
Plum Run historicalSignificance Battle of Gettysburg
Brigadier General Harry T. Hays participatedIn Battle of Gettysburg
subject surface form: Harry T. Hays
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) engagedIn Battle of Gettysburg
Colonel Isaac E. Avery battle Battle of Gettysburg
subject surface form: Isaac E. Avery
Little Round Top knownFor Battle of Gettysburg
Little Round Top partOfMilitaryConflict Battle of Gettysburg
Major General Jubal A. Early participatedIn Battle of Gettysburg
subject surface form: Jubal A. Early
Big Round Top hasRoleIn Battle of Gettysburg
Jeff Daniels notableWork Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form: Gettysburg
Tom Berenger notableWork Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form: Gettysburg
Evergreen Cemetery significantEvent Battle of Gettysburg
Evergreen Cemetery battle Battle of Gettysburg
McPherson Ridge associatedWithEvent Battle of Gettysburg
McPherson Ridge associatedWithEvent Battle of Gettysburg
this entity surface form: First Day of the Battle of Gettysburg