In 1863, the Union won a brutal three-day battle that saved the United States
After three days of devastating combat in the Pennsylvania heat, the Union Army halted Robert E. Lee's invasion of the North, marking a decisive shift in the American Civil War.
The Battle of Gettysburg reached its violent conclusion in 1863 when General Lee ordered the ill-fated Pickett's Charge. Over 12,000 Confederate soldiers marched across open fields under heavy fire, a gamble that failed and forced a Southern retreat. This victory ended the Confederacy's hopes for international recognition and shifted the momentum toward the Union.
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