Untitled Haiku Deck by Priscilla Rivera

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Untitled Haiku Deck

Published on May 03, 2016

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BY : PRISCILLA ,ANTHONY , AND ALEX

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General Robert E. Lee. Was a Confederate Commanders at Gettysburg. He was an Important officers and man who served with Meade.
Alexander S. Webb- A newly appointed brigadier general, Webb was placed in command of the "Philadelphia Brigade" during the march to Gettysburg.
Joshua chamberlain- he stood against the confederates four times for two days strait and on the last confederate move his troops did not have any ammunition left. He also served under the union.

26th North Carolina infantry regiment was under the service of Robert E. Lee they moved along with him in the battle of Gettysburg.
1st Minnesota regiment the first regiment were with the union under Colonial William Coalville. The first regiment moved in with William Coalville.
11th Pennsylvania infantry regiment. The infantry moved under the name colonial Richard coulter. They were under the union and moved into the battle of Gettysburg.

The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, it is considered the most important battle of the American civil war.
Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863.

Confederate objectives: The Confederate general, Robert E. Lee made an attempt to invade the northern states. His aim was to get as far as Philadelphia or Pennsylvania and ultimately convince northern politicians to stop their prosecution of the war.

The Gettysburg address essentially said the same thing as the famous orator Edward evertts speech but in 1/60th the time.
While the Gettysburg battlefield is well preserved, there are still numerous parcels to be saved.

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The impact of the battle at Gettysburg turned the tide for the north because of their victory against the confederate military. It weakened the confederate front and made it one step closer to victory.

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The aftermath of the battle of Gettysburg were great for the north. On July 4 the confederates withdrew to Virginia as a sign of defeat. The union casualties were 23,000. While the confederacy had 28,000 casualties.

The Union was defending the northern states; their goal was to pursue General Lee's army and stop the Confederate's advance.

There were over 600 artillery pieces at the battle of Gettysburg. The guns were managed and operated by over 14,000 men. In three days over 50,000 rounds were fired in the battle. The artillery used three types of ammunition. All cannon could fire solid shot. They also employed hollow shells, which contained a bursting charge of black powder, a timed fuse to set it off, and held musket balls or shrapnel. A canister round looked like a tin can, holding golf-ball size iron or lead balls. The can burst apart on firing, hurling the balls out like a giant shotgun blast.

Unfortunately there were many casualties in this war the confederacy had the most. The confederacy had 4,708 killed,12,693 wounded, and also 5,830 captured/missing. In total 23,231 casualties on the confederacy's side. now on the unions side there were 3,155 killed, 14,531 wounded, and 5,369 captured/missing. In total there were 23,055 casualties on the unions side. In the assault that came to be known as pickets charge, some 13,00 men charged uphill across an open field toward the union lines along cemetery ridge.