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What is... The shape of the town?
What were the main reasons for the start of the Battle of Gettysburg?
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What is... July 1, 1863
On what day did the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
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What is... July 2, 1863
On what day did the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
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What is... July 3, 1863
On what day did the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg take place?
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What is... Virginia
Where did General Robert E. Lee retreat his army to.
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What is... 10 different wheels led into the town of Gettysburg.
How many roads led into the middle of Gettysburg?
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Who is... The Union
What side won on the first day?
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What is... It was worse.
Was the fighting on the second day better or worse than the first?
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What is... Pickett's Charge
What attack failed that was attempting to break the Union army in the center?
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What is... No, because there was still fighting in other places that had not heard that it had ended yet.
Was the war really over yet, why or why not?
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What is... The Union came in from the south, and the Confederacy came in from the North.
What side did the two armies arrive in?
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What is... They thought that they were going to win since they just had a huge victory at Chancellorsville.
What did the Confederates think going into this battle, and why?
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What is... They are most well known for being some of the most famous battles in military history.
What are these battles, that took place on this day, most well known for?
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What is... The Union
What side had won the battle on this day?
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What is... This was considered the largest battle in the entire Civil War.
What was different about this war (number/size)?
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What is... No, they were both equally surprised.
Were either of the sides expecting to see each other there?
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Who is... General Robert E. Lee
Who was the general for the Confederates?
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What is... They came in from both the left and right flanks.
Where did the Confederates attack the Union?
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What is... Fewer than 15,000.
How many troops did General Robert E. Lee order to send into Pickett's Charge?
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What is... Over 50,000
What is the combines causality amount for both sides?
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What is... The Union
What side had taken the high ground to start?
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There were 9,000 Union causalities, and the Confederates lost 6,000.
How many Union and Confederate causalities were there during this first day?
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What is... The Union suffered from 8,750, and the Confederates suffered from 6,500.
How many casualties did both sides suffer on the second day?
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What is... The Union lost 3,155, and the Confederates lost 3,903.
How many Union and Confederate causalities took place on the third day?
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Who is... President Abraham Lincoln
Who was now the President of the United States of America?
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