Battle o Gettysburg

Battle o Gettysburg
	Pairt o the American Ceevil War
	; The Battle of Gettysburg, bi Thure de Thulstrup
Date	Julie 1–3, 1863
Location	Gettysburg, Adams Coonty, Pennsylvanie; 39°48′40″N 77°13′30″W / 39.811°N 77.225°WCoordinates: 39°48′40″N 77°13′30″W / 39.811°N 77.225°W
Result	Decisive Union victory
Belligerents
Unitit States	Confederate States
Commanders an leaders
George G. Meade	Robert E. Lee
Units involved
Airmy o the Potomac	Airmy o Northren Virginie
Strenth
104,256 ("present for duty")	71–75,000 (estimatit)
Casualties an losses
23,049 total (3,155 killed;; 14,529 wounded;; 5,365 captured/missing)	23–28,000 (estimatit)

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