SSKerra Battle of Gettysburg

Kerra's Webpage on the Battle of Gettysburg By Kerra 8-1, Fisher Jr/Sr high

Table of Contents

*General Information *Lee with high hopes

*Injured and Wounded *Gettysburg Address

*significance *bibliography

General Information:

The Battle of Gettysburg lasted from July 1^st through July 3^rd in 1863. This was a major battle in the Civil War. The battle was fought near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle was to be the largest and bloodiest war fought in North America. The biggest battle fought during the Battle of Gettysburg was Pickett's Charge. It was fought on day three, and that was the battle that ended the Battle of Gettysburg. Two generals that led this battle were General Robert E. Lee and General George Meade. George Meade was a general for the Union soldiers and the Confederate soldiers had Robert E. Lee was General.

Source information found: http://users.Ir.net/~duda/overview_page.htm

Lee With High Hopes:

Lee and his troops had already won the two battles fought before the Gettysburg Battle in Fredicksburg and in Chancellorsville. These where the battles that led up to the Battle of Gettysburg. After winning these two battles this would have left Confederates with high expectations of winning. These high expectations could have participated in the defeat at Gettysburg. For with such high hopes of winning less effort and preparation was most likely made.

Injured and Wounded:

In the Battle of Gettysburg 3,155 Union soldiers' lives were taken, 14, 529 were wounded, and 5,365 were missing out of the many who engaged in the war. Out of the many, Confederate soldiers' engaged 3,903 lives were taken, 18, 735 were wounded, and 5425 were missing.

The soldiers that died in the Battle of Gettysburg were buried. Their graves reached as far as the eye could see. On November 19, 1863 a ceremony was held by northerners, that was dedicated those who died in the battle. It was at this ceremony where Abraham Lincoln read his Gettysburg Address. One point mentioned in the address was that the Civil War was a test to see if a democratic nation would work and reminded the people that the nation was founded on "all men are created equal." Lincoln's address lasted only two minutes but will be remembered in history forever.

The Gettysburg Address

"Fourscore and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a

new Nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men

are created equal. Now, we are engaged in a great Civil War, testing whether

that Nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We

are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion

of that field as a final resting-place for those who gave their lives that that

Nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot

hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have

consecrated it far above our power to add or detract. The world will little note

nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.

It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated to the great task remaining before

us; that from these honored dead, we take increased devotion to that cause for

which they gave the last full measure of devotion; that this Nation, under God,

shall have a new birth of freedom; and that government of the People by the

People and for the People shall not perish from the earth."

Significance

The Battle of Gettysburg did not end the war but prevented the Confederate Soldiers from ending it. This Union win gave the Union Soldiers the confidence and strength to continue fighting in other battles.

Thanks!

I would like to say a big thanks to Mr. Petersen, Mrs. Joldersma, Ms. Patterson, and Mrs. Diorio for all the time that they provided me to work on my project and also for answering all my questions.