4-Mercy at Appomat III. The Battle of Gettysburg On the gently rolling farmlands surrounding the little town of Gettysburg, Pa, was fought one of the great decisive battles of American history. For 3 days, from July 1 to 3, 1863, a gigantic struggle between 75,000 Confederates and 97,000 Union troops raged about the town and left 51,000 casualties in its wake. Heroic deeds were numerous on both The Battle or sides, climaxed by the famed confederate assault on july 3 Gettysburg"(Picketts Charge), Peter F. which has become known throughout the world as Picketts Rothermel Charge. The Union Victory gained on these fields ended the last Confederate invasion of the north and marked the beginning of a gradual decline in Southern military power. Here also, a few months after the battle, abraham Lincoln delivered his classic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the national cemetery set apart as a burial ground for the soldiers who died in the conflict W BTL E The end of The Battle of Gettysburg.W B T L E On the gently rolling farmlands surrounding the little town of Gettysburg, Pa., was fought one of the great decisive battles of American history. For 3 days, from July 1 to 3, 1863, a gigantic struggle between 75,000 Confederates and 97,000 Union troops raged about the town and left 51,000 casualties in its wake. Heroic deeds were numerous on both sides, climaxed by the famed Confederate assault on July 3 which has become known throughout the world as Pickett's Charge. The Union Victory gained on these fields ended the last Confederate invasion of the North and marked the beginning of a gradual decline in Southern military power. Here also, a few months after the battle, Abraham Lincoln delivered his classic Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the national cemetery set apart as a burial ground for the soldiers who died in the conflict. III. The Battle of Gettysburg "The Battle of Gettysburg" (Pickett's Charge), Peter F. Rothermel. Lesson 14 – Mercy at Appomattox The end of The Battle of Gettysburg