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describe a scenario where the Confederacy could have ended the battle on the 1st day | They stopped short of discovering the Baltimore Pike which would have cut off Union supplies, communications and allowed them to attack D.C. |
Briefly describe action leading to the Peach Orchard | Union General Sickles, without orders, moved his troops there weakening Union lines and leading to his defeat there |
What was Lee's plan for bombarding the center of the Union line on the 3rd day. | 140 cannon followed by Pickett leading 12,000 men in a charge. |
Briefly describe Pickett's Charge | Gen. Pickett would attack the center of the Union line with 12,000 men. It failed because of a hole in the Union line that his men got caught in and surrounded. |
Describe Joshua Chamberlain | Professor at Bowdoin College, commander of 20th Maine regiment at Gettysburg, defended Little Round Top with a daring bayonet charge saving the battle. Awarded Congressional Medal of Honor. |
Who was the only civilian killed at Gettysburg? | Jenny Wade |