Between 1861 and 1865, Union and Confederate armies clashed in the American Civil War, in which 2.4 million soldiers were killed and millions more were wounded.
General Ulysses S. Grant was not at Gettysburg
President Lincoln appointed a new general days before the battle
More Union troops assembled after the first day of battle
Robert E. Lee ordered an attack on Union troops on the second day of battle
The second day was the bloodiest of the battle
Lee believed his troops were on the brink of victory by 3 July
Pickett’s Charge was a disastrous attempt to break Union lines