USA HISTORY

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was the site of a deadly Civil War battle. Many died on both sides, and it was the last time that the Confederacy tried to enter the Union. It was a turning point in the war; things started looking up for the Union after the Battle of Gettysburg. Months later, a cemetery was made at the location of the battle to honor the Union troops who died there.All are true EXCEPT

(A) The death toll at the Battle of Gettysburg was high.

(B) ** The Confederacy won the Battle of Gettysburg.

(C) The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point of the war, and it started going better for the North.

(D) A cemetery was made to honor the dead who gave their lives for the U.S. at Gettysburg.

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.

Concept note-2: -The Union had won the Battle of Gettysburg. Though the cautious Meade would be criticized for not pursuing the enemy after Gettysburg, the battle was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy. Union casualties in the battle numbered 23, 000, while the Confederates had lost some 28, 000 men–more than a third of Lee’s army.

Concept note-3: -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-4: -There were no easy roads around the left flank. The only roads that could be marched without exposing the move to Meade were so far away from the battlefield and Meade would have plenty of time to react to the move and reposition himself, negating the value of the flank march.