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In
June 1863, Confederate general Robert E. Lee launched a second invasion
of the North when he led the Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania.
On July 1, Confederate and Union forces met outside the small town
of Gettysburg and began the greatest battle ever fought in the Western
Hemisphere. Nearly 90,000 Union soldiers led by General George G.
Meade battled 75,000 Confederate troops for three days before repelling
the invasion and forcing Lee's army to retreat to Virginia.
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The Battle of Gettysburg, lithograph by William C. Robertson, c. 1863
Click image to enlarge. Copyright 2002 The Chicago Historical Society |
Image 63, 64 & 65
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