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How did the Battle of Gettysburg start?
-Lee led his army through the Shenandoah Valley to begin his second invasion of the North in May 1863.
What role did Joshua Chamberlain play in the battle?
-He was the Colonel in charge of the 20th Maine that was ordered to hold Little Round Top at all hazards (costs).
What was Pickett's Charge?
-This engagement took most of the duration of the third and last day. It was the overall deciding factor of the whole battle.
Enormous loss for The Confederate Army.
What was the outcome of the battle?
-Lee's men retreat back to Virginia. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies were casualties in the three-day battle.
What was the significant of the battle?
-It was the turning point of the war because it forced General Lee and his army to begin a slow, defensive campaign of retreat to their home country for
supplies and a fresh stock of soldiers. It kept the Confederates from reaching
the nation's Capitol which would have changed the world as we know it today.
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