The summary of the Battle of Gettysburg?

Answer 1

According to one veteran of the battle, "me and Robert E. Lee and some other fellows went up to Gettysburg, and some of us didn't come back." During Lee's invasion of the North, Meade's forces seized the high ground and blocked his lines of retreat, forcing Lee into a series of futile assauts to try to break the Union lines. Pickett's Charge proved the last ditch effort to do so on the third day. After heavy losses, Lee withdrew in good order back to Virginia. Meade's failure to conduct a vigorous pursuit may have prolonged the war for another twenty-one months.

Answer 2

Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated his full strength against Maj. Gen. George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac at the crossroads county seat of Gettysburg. On July 1, Confederate forces converged on the town from west and north, driving Union defenders back through the streets to Cemetery Hill. During the night, reinforcements arrived for both sides. On July 2, Lee attempted to envelop the Federals, first striking the Union left flank at the Peach Orchard, Wheatfield, Devil's Den, and the Round Tops with Longstreet's and Hill's divisions, and then attacking the Union right at Culp's and East Cemetery Hills with Ewell's divisions. By evening, the Federals retained Little Round Top and had repulsed most of Ewell's men. During the morning of July 3, the Confederate infantry were driven from their last toe-hold on Culp's Hill. In the afternoon, after a preliminary artillery bombardment, Lee attacked the Union center on Cemetery Ridge. The Pickett-Pettigrew assault (more popularly, Pickett's Charge) momentarily pierced the Union line but was driven back with severe casualties. Stuart's cavalry attempted to gain the Union rear but was repulsed. On July 4, Lee began withdrawing his army toward Williamsport on the Potomac River. His train of wounded stretched more than fourteen miles.