The Battle of Gettysburg

Summary

The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1863, in Pennsylvania, was the largest and bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, with approximately 51,000 total casualties. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia into Union territory, meeting Union forces under General George Meade. The Union victory ended Lee's second invasion of the North and marked a turning point in the war, occurring simultaneously with the Union's capture of Vicksburg in the West.