Gettysburg Battle Research Paper

The Battle of Gettysburg was the longest, bloodiest battle of the Civil War. It was the turning point of the entire Civil War. Each side fought with a lot of force, but the Confederates fought with a little too much confidence. This battle was very significant to the Civil War. Its outcome changed the entire Civil War by putting the Confederates in their place. The Gettysburg Battle was the most expensive battle of the Civil War. This battle took place July 1 to July 3, 1863. Although it was three days, it was the most expensive battle of the Civil War. It was because there were over 170,000 soldiers participating all together. They had to pay for the welfare of many soldiers, plus money in weapons and the damages of the battle itself. Not to mention the money they had to pay the soldiers, generals or anybody participating in the war outside the

The Devil’s Den was the name of a ridge covered with large boulders, south of the town of Gettysburg. It consisted of 2,400 Union soldiers and 5,500 Confederate soldiers. There was intense fighting in the Devil’s Den that ended in many casualties. The Union had 800 casualties and the Confederates had 1,800. Even though the Union had less casualties the Confederates won that part of the battle. During the fighting at Devil’s Den the Confederate General John Hood was wounded and forced to yield command. Lastly, Devil’s Den was an important part of the Gettysburg battle. The last day of the Battle of Gettysburg was the climax of the entire battle. It was Pickett’s charge. It consisted of 15,000 Confederates and some 6,500 federals. It was the assault against Major General Meade’s northern troops. The Confederates charged the position along Cemetery Ridge. This assault took nine brigades of Confederate troops over three-quarter miles of open ground and cannons could fire over at any time. The battle would end with 6,000 Confederate