- Date
- July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863
- Location
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Result
- Union victory
- Part of
- American Civil War
- Conflict
- U.S. Civil War
About the battle
The Battle of Gettysburg (locally ) (July 1–3, 1863) was fought in the American Civil War between the Union and Confederate armies in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle, won by the Union, is widely considered the Civil War's turning point, leading to an ultimate victory of the Union and the preservation of the nation. The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of both the Civil War and of any battle in American military history up to that time, claiming over 50,000 combined casualties. Union major general George Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate general Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, halting Lee's invasion of the North and forcing his retreat.
From the Wikipedia article “Battle of Gettysburg”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Result, date and location from the article’s infobox and Wikidata.
Medal of Honor recipients (21)
Jefferson Coates
Alonzo H. Cushing
✦
JD
Joseph H. Decastro
GD
George H. Dore
Richard Enderlin
John Barclay Fassett
CF
Christopher Flynn
Chester S. Furman
Frank Furness
Benjamin H. Jellison
James Jackson Purman
MS
Martin Schwenk
Thomas Orville Seaver
JT
James B. Thompson
JT
Jacob R. Tucker
FW
Francis A. Waller
Carle Augustus Woodruff