1 juill. 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg

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The battle of Gettysburg was considered the turning point of the war. This is because General Robert E Lee's plan to invade the North and put an immediate end to the war failed.
It failed because the losses impacted the confederate a lot more than the Union.
This gave a morale boost to the Union soldiers to keep fighting

Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Casualties
Union- 23,000
Confederate- 28,000

Major Generals
Confederacy- General Robert E Lee
Union- General George G. Meade

Result
The battle lasted for 3 days from July 1-July 3 and the Union claimed victory

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