Gettysburg was a battle fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 1-3, 1863. This single battle took the most lives on any battle during the civil war. It was considered to be the turning point of the war, with the Union forces defeating the Confederates. With the defeat of the confederates it turned around Lee's attack of the north.
The confederates had more numbers than the union but the union solders were on a hill, they had the high ground and Gen. Hooker (commander of union troops) knew and used this too his advantage. The confederate troops made pushes up the hills to Gettysburg many times, each time loosing hundreds of soldiers. Gen. Lee understood he was in a tight position but he kept pushing up the hill. In total there were around 165,000 soldiers fighting. Of those 165,000, around 51,000 died in battle. By far it was the costliest battle but not the biggest battle of the Civil War.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=facts
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