The Battle of Gettysburg

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The Battle of Gettysburg

• Killer Angels

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The Armies

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How it started

• After General Robert E. Lee had defeated the Army
  of Potomac, he decided to create a second
  invasion in the north.
• He planned to destroy the railroad bridge at
  Harrisburg
• Lee had reorganized his two large corps into
  three new corps. James Longstreet took command of
  his First Corps. However, the old corps of
  Lieutenant General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
  was divided into two, with the Second Corps going
  to Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell and the new Third
  Corps commanded by Lt. Gen. A.P. Hill.

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• The Federal army of Potomac was under control of
  General Joseph Hooker
• However, he was replaced by George Meade due to
  the defeat of The Battle of Chancellorsville

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The 1st Day of Battle

• Confederate troops were spread from Chambersburg,
  through Carlisle, and into York.
• The Battle began when Confederate troops were
  attacking the Union cavalry division on McPherson
  Ridge, west of town.
• Union were out numbered and managed to drive the
  Confederate back with the help of John Reynolds's
  infantry division.
• Long into the night Union troops labored over
  their defenses while Meade's army arrived and
  took positions.

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2nd Day of Battle

• The battle lines were drawn up in two sweeping
  arcs
• Lee ordered an attack against both Union flanks
• The lack of communication proved the downfall of
  the Confederacy.

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3rd Day of Battle

• Lee decided to press the attack to the Union
  center on Cemetery Ridge.
• General George E. Pickett attempted to do one
• of the most incredible efforts in military
  history
• a mass infantry assault of 15,000 Confederate
  troops across the open field toward the Union
  center on Cemetery Ridge.
• Pickett's men reached, but failed to break the
  union line.
• Action lead to disaster, known as Picketts
  Charge

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Bibliography

• http//www.civilwarhome.com/gettysbu.htm
• http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
• http//americancivilwar.com/getty.html