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Battle of Gettysburg July 1863 #248964123
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1ââ¬â3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade`s Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E. Lee`s Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee`s invasion of the North. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war`s turning point due to the Union`s decisive victory and concurrence with the Siege of Vicksburg.[
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