jul 1, 1863 - Gettysburg
Description:
-Union outnumbered Confederacy in an attempted invasion on the North in order to relieve pressure on Mississippi-Union victory
-marked a military and political turning point
-Gettysburg Address - Lincoln dedicated the battlefield as a national cemetery; declared all men equal; new birth of freedom in the US
Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 1, 1863
Now
~ 162 years ago