Battle Of Gettysburg
...was more
less an unexpected disaster; neither side had planned
the
battle they ended up in the same place and the battle
begun. There where many wounded and many casualties.
Much like the final battle in The Red Badge of Courage
when most of Henry's regiment is wiped out by a daring
charge. This charge leads to the downfall of the
Confederacy as well as the fall of Henry's regiment. 3 days
before the battle of Gettysburg the Union replaced General
Hooker with General George G. Meade. The Battle lasted
for 3 long bloody days. The Confederate army took heavy
casualties causing this fight to be a major turning point in the
war. Although the union was losing the war up to this point
and out number 75,000 to 97,000, they still managed to
win this crucial fight. "This was the bloodiest battle in the
American history, on American soil"
(tqjunior.advanced.org). On the first day of the battle not
much fighting took place, not all of the army was there from
either side. It seemed the Confederacy had the upper hand
at first because they had twice as many men as the union in
the beginning of battle. But the Union had the new
repeating rifles that reloaded much faster then the
Confederacy's single-load muskets. The Union army
positioned it's self along wood fences on McPherson's
Ridge. These men were one of the first units to enter the
area. They where able to hold off Lee's army until more
Union troops could arrive. The Confederates where not
prepared for this new rain of bullets and they were forced
to start retreating. After a short retreat they regrouped and
began a flanking attack. The union was forced to retreat
and Gettysburg had fallen to the confederates for the day.
The next day there would be hope for the union would
have a new advantage. On day 2 the Union troops
positioned themselves on top of Cemetery Hill and
Cemetery...
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