Battle of Gettysburg

1. BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
July 1-3, 1863

2. GETTYSBURG
I. Prelude
II. July 1 - The Armies Clash
III. July 2 - Confederates
Attack
IV. July 3 - Pickett’s Charge
V. Retreat & Aftermath

3. WHY ATTACK THE NORTH?
• Defeat the Federal
army
• Bring relief to
Southern farmers
• Stimulate the
Northern peace
movement Robert E. Lee

4. CAVALRY OPERATIONS
• Screening the army’s
movements
• Aldie, Middleburg &
Upperville
• Brandy Station

5. WHY GETTYSBURG?
USA

6. July 1st
THE ARMIES COLLIDE
• Action on the Federal
right . . .
• Arrival of Federal
cavalry
• Fighting on McPherson’s
Ridge
• Death of Gen. Reynolds
• Federals occupy the
high ground John Reynolds

7. July 2nd
THE CONFEDERATES ATTACK
• Fighting moves to the
Federal left . . .
• Devil’s Den
• The Wheatfield
• The Peach Orchard
• Little Round Top

8. UNION PERSPECTIVE
CSA
CSA
Looking towards Devil’s Den from Little Round Top

9. CONFEDERATE PERSPECTIVE
USA
Looking up towards Little Round Top from Devil’s Den

10. July 3rd
PICKETT’S CHARGE
• Attack on the Federal
center . . .
• Opening cannonade
• Pickett’s Charge
• High Water Mark
• Confederates repulsed
• Fighting suspended
• Confederate retreat

11. AFTERMATH
• Federals kept away from
Virginia farms for summer
• CSA lost men &
equipment it couldn’t
afford to lose
• One-Two punch
– Gettysburg & Vicksburg
• Birth of the Lost Cause
• Casualties Confederate prisoners

12. November 19, 1863
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS
• Dedication of Soldiers’
National Cemetery
• Redefined the purpose
of the war
• Invoked the principles
of human equality
• Gettysburg Address

13. July 1st

14. July 2nd

15. July 3rd

16. Confederate view of the Copse of Trees