Print engraving c1870 depicting the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1 - 3 1863) during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865).
Print engraving circa 1870 depicting the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). The battle took place July 1 - July 3 1863 and was fought in and around the town of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. It resulted in more casualties than any other battle in the war and is often described as a turning point in the conflict. Union Major General George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac defeated attacks by Confederate General Robert E Lee's Army of Northern Virginia, ending Lee's invasion of the North. Engraving by John Sartain (1808 - 1897), based on a painting by artist Peter Frederick Rothermel (1812 - 1895).
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