jul 1, 1863 - Gettysburg, PA: Battle & Address
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Battle July 1-3 1863Address November 19 1863
Marking the turning point in the Civil War, the Gettysburg campaign began in June 1863. It consisted of a major series of engagements in Pennsylvania between the army of north Virginia (Confederate) and the army of the Potomac (Union), after Robert E LEE, the Southern commander, decided to take the war into the North. The Battle of Gettysburg ended with a Union victory, but with heavy losses on both sides (Union 23,000; Confederate 25,000).
The Gettysburg Address:
https://explore.proquest.com/elibrary/document/1973019245?accountid=4287
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jul 1, 1863
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~ 162 years ago