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3 days ago · Thus, total losses during the attack were 6,555, of which at least 1,123 Confederates were killed on the battlefield, 4,019 were wounded, and a good number of the injured were also captured. Confederate prisoner totals are difficult to estimate from their reports; Union reports indicated that 3,750 men were captured.
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3 days ago · The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, stands as a pivotal turning point in the American Civil War. This bloody conflict, which unfolded in the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, witnessed the clash of two determined armies and left an indelible mark on American history. The Clash of Titans: Lee's Invasion and the ...
5 days ago · The Battle of Gettysburg was fought between July 1 and July 3, 1863. It was one of the bloodiest battles of the United States Civil War, with over 51,000 casualties—soldiers killed, injured, or otherwise lost to action—combined. Around 3,100 U.S. troops were killed, while 3,900 Confederates died.
5 days ago · Culp had met Skelly after being captured and paroled at the Second Battle of Winchester (1863), where Skelly had been wounded (he later died). Wade, meanwhile, was the only civilian to have been killed at the Battle of Gettysburg.
4 days ago · Buoyed by the victory, and hoping to whip the Yankees so badly that they would lose their will to fight on, as many as 70,000 Confederate soldiers marched north.
5 days ago · At the bloody three-day Battle of Gettysburg, Gen. Pickett's heroic but ill-fated charge on the northern position would serve as a high-water mark for the advance of the Confederate Army. General Robert E. Lee's retreat at Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War, and the weakened Confederate forces were never again able to threaten ...
5 days ago · About 61 percent of the state’s enslaved African Americans were killed or escaped slavery, a sudden and huge change for both the white and Black populations. Many Confederates claimed that free Blacks supported their cause, but in reality most only did so by threat of violence.
