the union won the battle over the Confederacy, about 7,500 soldiers were killed from both sides of the armies. And the site of the battle is where Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.
The Battle of Gettysburg has often been referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Rebellion.” Many consider it to be a turning point in the Civil War because the Union victory placed the Confederacy on the defensive and ended Gen. Robert E. Lee's most ambitious attempt to invade Union territory.
