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The Battle of Gettysburg, fought on July 1-3, 1863, was a decisive victory for the Union forces led by Major General George Meade. The Confederate General Robert E. Lee had launched an unsuccessful Maryland Campaign to draw the Union Army away from Washington D.C., and his march towards Pennsylvania culminated in this battle near Gettysburg. The battle Battle of Gettysburg began when Confederate forces under General Lee's Army invaded the north in early May of 1863. This invasion was part of Northern Virginia attempted Lee’s plan to invade win a great victory for the NorthConfederacy by entering into Pennsylvania, but they were defeated Maryland, and West Virginia. With each day of fighting becoming more brutal and intense, Lee's army was eventually pushed back by Meade's Potomac Army attacks at Gettysburgreinforcements from Washington D.C., forcing them into a retreat back to Northern Virginia on July 4th.

With each day The Union forces won the Battle of fighting becoming Gettysburg for a variety of reasons. First, the Confederate’s had chosen to take a defensive stance at Gettysburg, whereas the Union forces had more brutal and intensemilitary objectives in mind. General Meade had assembled an army of nearly 90, 000 men while General Lee's army was eventually pushed back by Meade's reinforcements from Washington D.C.able to field only 75, forcing them into a retreat back 000 troops; this disparity in numbers served as one major factor that led to Northern Virginia on July 4th. This defeat ended any hope victory for a successful invasion into the North for Union armies. President Abraham Lincoln had declared martial law just before the Confederates battle and marked an important turning point in the Civil War as it signified that the imposed a draft which increased Union would eventually prevail power further by increasing their population advantage over their southern adversaries in this conflictthe Confederates.

The battle at Gettysburg was one of the largest and most significant battles of the Civil War. It began on July 1st when Confederate forces led by Although General Robert E. Lee attacked Union forces under General George Meade, as part of Lee's plan was able to invade the North. After multiple days use his defensive advantages in a complementary way during certain parts of fighting, with both sides suffering heavy casualties battle such as Little Round Top and losses, it was the Union army who Culp’s Hill; ultimately emerged victorious. This victory can be attributed these tactics were not enough to several factors, such as their overcome Grant’s superior numbers, better defensive positions and more powerful artillery fire which allowed them to repel repeated Confederate attacksstrategic planning.

The final blow came when Lee's forces were surrounded by This defeat ended any hope for a strong line of infantry which they could not breach or outmaneuver which led to their eventual surrender and retreat back successful invasion into Virginia. As a result of this defeat the North for the southern forces at Gettysburg, Confederates and marked an important turning point in the Civil War as it became clear signified that this the Union would be eventually prevail over their last major offensive southern adversaries in this conflict. There were five key factors that swayed the battle towards the war as they could no longer hope for any victories over Union armies in Northern territoryside. ====Strong defensive position==== The Battle of Gettysburg was Union forces had a decisive victory strong defensive position on Cemetery Hill, Cemetery Ridge, and Culp's Hill, which made it difficult for the Union Confederate forcesto attack and take the high ground.  ====Skilled leadership==== The Confederate army had arrived at Gettysburg with seventy thousand men, while the Union army had over ninety thousandforces were led by General George G. On July 1st Meade, who was a skilled and 2ndexperienced commander. Meade made good decisions during the battle, such as reinforcing the two armies fought fiercely in what is known as Pickett’s Charge. This was center of his line and ordering a failed attempt by the Confederacy to break through counterattack that pushed the Confederates back. ====Effective use of artillery==== The Union lines forces had more artillery and drive used it effectively to support their troops out and weaken the Confederate attacks. ====Confederate mistakes==== The Confederate forces made several mistakes during the battle, such as attacking the center of Pennsylvania. Despite being outnumbered by almost twenty thousand menthe Union line on the third day, which was well-defended, General Meade's experienced officers and zealous southerners managed failing to hold off Pickett’s charge with minimal losses on both sidescoordinate their attacks effectively. However ====Union reinforcements==== The Union forces received reinforcements during the battle, which helped them to withstand the Confederate General Lee underestimated Meade’s ability to respond quickly to his advances from Virginia attacks and he had not accounted for how difficult it would be for his forces to march several days before engaging in battleeventually push them back. The Union forces under General Meade had more men and supplies than the Confederate army and were better organized. The large Union reinforcements during the battle helped turned the tide in the Union's favor.  Each of these elements led to the Confederate Corps defeat. In a sense, all of these failures led by General Lee from Northern Virginia was met by hastily developed Union lines to the disastrous Pickett's Charge on the first the 3rd and final day of battleGettysburg. The main outcome permanently forced the Confederate field armyArmy back into the South and changed the Civil War. Pickett's Charge was a major Confederate assault on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. It is widely considered to be one of the biggest and bloodiest military failures in American history.  ====Pickett's Charge====After two days of fighting, commanded with both sides suffered heavy casualties and losses. In an effort to tip the battle in his favor Lee ordered General Pickett's troops to attack the center of the Union forces. Lee's gambit backfired spectacularly. His attack on the Union troops was doomed by multiple mistakes and oversights. Lee, failed to realize that Pickett would be forced to attack the strongest part of the Union lines. The Union forces had been advancing into Pennsylvania when it encountered a taken up strong resistance positions at Cemetery Ridge. Their positions were higher than the Confederates and defensible. They also benefitted from having a clear view of the battlefield. In anticipation of an attack, Union soldiers at Gettysburg on July 1st 1863spent several days preparing their defenses which included building barricades and entrenchments which gave them an extraordinary advantage.  Pickett's forces also lacked support from Confederate artillery or additional troops. When they began their charge they lacked backup and they were slaughtered. During this three-day battlethe attack, several Confederate officers were killed and wounded. The lack of officers led to chaos in the Confederate lines. Brigadier General Lewis Armistead led his men over the Union forces were determined to win despite having fewer barricades before being mortally wounded. After his death the Confederate troops broke.  Overall, Pickett's Charge was a desperate and poorly conceived assault that suffered from multiple strategic and tactical failures. The Confederate Army suffered heavy losses and being outnumbered was unable to break the Union defenses, effectively sealing its fate in terms the Battle of weapons Gettysburg and artillery, ultimately, the American Civil War. Overwhelmed by superior numbers, General Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia was forced to retreat back to Virginia after just three days at Gettysburg; the Confederate’s defeat marked a turning point in the Civil War as it was their greatest loss up until that point. The Union forces won the Battle of Gettysburg for a variety of reasons. First, the Confederate’s had chosen to take a defensive stance at Gettysburg, whereas the Union forces had more military objectives in mind. Second, General Ulysses S. Grant had assembled an army of nearly 90,000 men while General Lee was able to field only 75,000 troops; this disparity in numbers served as one major factor that led to victory for the Union armies. Furthermore, President Abraham Lincoln had declared martial law just before the battle and imposed a draft which increased Union power further by increasing their population advantage over the Confederates. Lastly, although General Lee was able to use his defensive advantages in a complementary way during certain parts of battle such as Little Round Top and Culp’s Hill; ultimately these tactics were not enough to overcome Grant’s superior numbers and strategic planning.

The Battle of Gettysburg began when Confederate forces under General Lee invaded ====Conclusion====Overall, the north in early May combination of 1863. This invasion was part strong defensive positions, skilled leadership, effective use of Lee’s plan to win a great victory for the Confederacy by entering into Pennsylvaniaartillery, MarylandConfederate mistakes, and West Virginia. The Union troops were able reinforcements all contributed to stop this invasion the Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg due . Confederate General Lee underestimated Meade’s ability to their strength and experience respond quickly to his advances from prior battles in northern Virginia. This battle and he had not accounted for how difficult it would turn out be for his forces to be one march several days before engaging in battle. The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1–3, 1863 and is widely regarded as the most important during battle of the American Civil War as it was considered a turning point for both sides. Lee addressed his troops before battle with a brief speech encouraging them with stories from past battles they had fought together such as Chancellorsville, which resulted in a great victory for Lee’s invasion of the Confederates. Despite his inspiring words and determination, Lee’s experiences would not be enough as he north had underestimated Grant’s troop numbers reached its climax at Gettysburg and strategy leading up to this battleit was unsuccessful.