Battle of Gettysburg

Dear Mr. Spencer,

Did you the following about the Battle of Gettysburg?

• It was fought from July 1-July3, 1863• CSA’s 2nd Invasion of the North• The CSA was commanded by General Robert E. Lee

• The US was led by General George G. Meade• Rebels drive the Union back 1st day but the Union

holds onto the high ground• The Confederates were unable to break the Union’s

defenses the next 2 days.• Both sides suffer very high casualties:

23,000 Union & 28,000 Confederate• Lee lost over 1/3rd of his army & is forced to retreat

back to Virginia.• The Union’s victory will mark the turning point of the

war to their favor.

Take care and hope to see you soon.Sincerely,

Charlie Brown

Mr. Matthew Spencer7th/8th Grade Social Studies TeacherLincoln Park Middle School90 Ryerson RoadLincoln Park, NJ 07035

P.S. The present day location of the battlefield is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Bibliography: Battle of Gettysburg

• http://www.albany.edu/%7Edc0852/gettysburg.jpg (Picture)

• Davidson, James West & Stoff, Michael B. The American Nation

(pages 473 & 474). Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 1998.

• O’Shea Richard & Greenspan, David Battle Maps of the Civil War

(pages 105-109). American Heritage. New York, NY 1992.

• Woodhead, Henry Illustrated Atlas of the Civil War (pages 110-133). Time-Life Books. Ann Arbor, Michigan 1996.