Battle o Gettysburg
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Battle o Gettysburg | |||||||
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Pairt o the American Ceevil War | |||||||
![]() The Battle of Gettysburg, bi Thure de Thulstrup | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders an leaders | |||||||
George G. Meade | Robert E. Lee | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Airmy o the Potomac[3] | Airmy o Northren Virginie[4] | ||||||
Strenth | |||||||
104,256 ("present for duty")[5][6] | 71–75,000 (estimatit)[7] | ||||||
Casualties an losses | |||||||
23,049 total (3,155 killed; [8][9]14,529 wounded; 5,365 captured/missing) | 23–28,000 (estimatit)[10][11] |
The Battle o Gettysburg wis focht Julie 1–3, 1863, in an aroond the toun o Gettysburg, Pennsylvanie, bi Union an Confederate forces during the American Ceevil War.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ See: Rawley, pp. 145-169.
- ↑ Coddington, p. 573. See the discussion regarding historians' judgment on whether Gettysburg should be considert a decisive victory.
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 1, pages 155-168
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 2, pages 283-291
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 1, page 151
- ↑ Busey and Martin, p. 125: "Engaged strength" at the battle wis 93,921.
- ↑ Busey and Martin, p. 260, state that "engaged strenth" at the battle wis 71,699; McPherson, p. 648, leets the strenth at the stairt o the campaign as 75,000.
- ↑ Official Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 1, page 187
- ↑ Busey and Martin, p. 125.
- ↑ Busey and Martin, p. 260, cite 23,231 tot (4,708 killed;12,693 woondit;5,830 capturt/missin).
See the section on casualties for a discussion o alternative Confederate casualty estimates, which hae been citit as heich as 28,000. - ↑ Offeecial Records, Series I, Volume XXVII, Part 2, pages 338-346
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