Civil
War Photographs:
Battlefields and Vicinity
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, LC-B8171-2384 DLC
Federal
position at Gettysburg as seen from Little Round Top. The Battle of Gettysburg
which took place over three days has been called the turning point of the Civil
War. General Meade (U) fought against Generals Lee (C) and Longstreet (C). On
the first and second days of battle, the Confederates seemed to be faring well.
However, even though General Pickett led a fearsome attack on the third day
in what has been called 'Pickett's Charge', the Union was able to withstand
the massive onslaught of Pickett's 15,000 fresh troops. The confederates eventually
had to withdraw from the field of battle. At the end of the third day, each
side had lost approximately 23,000 men.
July, 1863.
