Monday, May 30, 2011

Liberty Day History Display from 2011--pt. 21

Battle of Gettysburg Fast Facts
    • General in Charge: Union--George C. Meade (left); Confederate--Robert E. Lee (right).

    • How many soldiers were at Gettysburg? 88,000 Union, 73,000 Confederate (rough numbers)
    • Where was it fought? Near the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
    • How long did the battle last? 3 days, July 1, 2, and 3, 1863.
    • Who won? Day 1--draw: Day 2--Confederate: Day 3--Union, and Lee falls back to Virginia
    • Why is it important? Gettysburg was General Lee’s last invasion of the North. From then on, all battles were fought on Confederate soil.
Soldiers by W. Britains (www.wbritain.com)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Taking into consideration all of the history of warfare, I am sure that I cannot think of an instance of such a vast number of gallant men valiantly dying for such a righteous cause as Pickett's charge at Gettysburg.

Buaidh no Bas,

Andrew R.

Anonymous said...

I have a question-Do y'all know about the annual Reformation Day event hosted by Providence Church down in Peoria, IL?

Andrew R.

Faithful Legacy said...

So sorry, Andrew, to have forgotten to reply to this comment!

Yes, we are familiar with the Reformation Faire! Every year we had hoped to go, but didn't work out. But it's looking promising for this year! It's a really long drive for us, but I think we may do it this time.

I assume you will be attending?

God bless,
Mrs. Jachim