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Battle of Gettysburg
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Battle of Gettysburg
The
Battle of Gettysburg
(, with an sound) 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. Gen.
George Meade
's
Army of the Potomac
defeated attacks by Confederate
Gen.
Robert E. Lee
's
Army of Northern Virginia
, ending Lee's attempt to invade the North.
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