USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

END OF THE CIVIL WAR

[SOURCES]
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in which state?

(A) Georgia

(B) Ohio

(C) ** Pennsylvania

(D) Tennessee

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -T he Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war’s turning point. Union Maj.

Concept note-2: -Gettysburg was also the end of a railroad line from Hanover, but it had been wrecked by Confederate troops. Gettysburg’s road network and its position on the east side of the mountains were important factors in why the battle was fought there.

Concept note-3: -Gettysburg (locally /ˈɡɛtɪsbɜːrɡ/ ( listen); non-locally /ˈɡɛtizbɜːrɡ/) is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address are named for this town.

Concept note-4: -It was the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place on July 1 through 3, 1863, in southern Pennsylvania. The battle was General Robert E. Lee’s final attempt to invade the North.