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Final Civil War Project . By: Nils Arnheim . Battle of Gettysburg. Date : July 1-3 1863. . Battle of Gettysburg. Battle of Gettysburg. Cool Facts about Battle of Gettysburg. Most costly and gruesome battle in the Civil War. L asted over 72 hours T otaled 60,000 deaths. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Final Civil War Project • By: Nils Arnheim
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• Date: July 1-3 1863.
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Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg
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Cool Facts about Battle of Gettysburg
• Most costly and gruesome battle in the Civil War.
• Lasted over 72 hours• Totaled 60,000 deaths. • Between the two armies there were 51,000
casualities
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Video links
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6UWgqMnY-Y
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67x3TNLgC9M
• http://www.gettysburg.stonesentinels.com/Places/Little_Round_Top.php
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WHY IN GETTYSBURG?
• Lee intended to collect supplies in Pennsylvania & take the fighting away from war-ravaged Virginia.
• He wanted: to threaten Northern cities, weaken the North's appetite for war and win a major battle on Northern soil.
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Where was the Battle of Gettysburg fought?
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 8 miles north of the Maryland border.
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Why was this Victory for the North so important?
• After the Confederate army lost, they never tried to invade the north again
• Considered a turning point.
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Historical cartoon depicting north & south
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Why is this considered one of the most famous Civil War battles?
• Highest amount of casualties in a single battle in the Civil War.
• Turning point for the Union.
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THE TOWN OF GETTYSBURG
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Why choose Gettysburg?
• Located at the end of a railroad line.
• It had 10 access roads. These were helpful because the railroads had been wrecked by Confederate troops.
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The fighting fields• Devils Den, Cemetery ridge, Little Round
Top, Pickets charge.
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Who were head honchos involved in the Battle of Gettysburg?
• Robert E. Lee• Ulysses S. Grant
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Union general Grant and Mead
C o n f e d e r a t e g e n e r a l s L e e a n d P i c k e t
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What is the Gettysburg address?
• Four and half months later, President Lincoln dedicated a National cemetery to the dead soldiers.
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