. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. d by Meade. At length, the two armies confronted each other atGettysburg, where a sanguinary engagement occurred on the 1st, 2d, and 3d of July,1863. The Confederates were thoroughly defeated, with the loss of about 30,000m^n, while the loss of the National army was more than 20,000 men. GeneralJohn F. Reynolds, of the National army, and General Barksdale, of the Confederatearmy, were killed. After the battle, the Confederate army made a precipitate fligl Virginia, closely pursued by the victorious army


. Illustrated universal history: being a clear and concise history of all nations. d by Meade. At length, the two armies confronted each other atGettysburg, where a sanguinary engagement occurred on the 1st, 2d, and 3d of July,1863. The Confederates were thoroughly defeated, with the loss of about 30,000m^n, while the loss of the National army was more than 20,000 men. GeneralJohn F. Reynolds, of the National army, and General Barksdale, of the Confederatearmy, were killed. After the battle, the Confederate army made a precipitate fligl Virginia, closely pursued by the victorious army under General Meadein 1 it was not long before both armies again found themselves south o* the Potomai Siege and Capture of Vicksburg.—Late in May, the arniy under Genera(want invested Vicksburg, which was garrisoned by a large Confederate army, undeiGeneral John C. Pemberton. The siege was prosecuted with so much vigor Ihat,on the 4th of July, (1S63), Pemberton surrendered his whole force, amounting tomore than 30,000 men, and the city of Vicksburg, into the hands of


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