Gettysburg (1863): The Deadliest 3 Days in American History

In July 1863, two armies collided on the fields of southern Pennsylvania in a battle that would determine the fate of the United States. Over seventy-two hours, more than 130,000 men fought across Cemetery Ridge, Little Round Top, Devil's Den, the Wheatfield, and Culp's Hill — leaving 51,000 casualties on ground that would never be the same. This is the full story of Gettysburg — told without simplification. From Robert E. Lee's decision to invade the North and James Longstreet's desperate objections, to John Buford's cavalry stand that bought the Union time it didn't know it needed. From Joshua Chamberlain's bayonet charge on Little Round Top to Daniel Sickles's unauthorized advance that nearly broke the Union left. From the largest artillery bombardment of the entire war to Pickett's Charge — 12,500 men crossing a mile of open ground into concentrated fire — and the moment Lewis Armistead crossed the stone wall and put his hand on a Union cannon. And beyond the generals: Jennie Wade, baking bread on the last morning of her life. Tillie Pierce and Sallie Myers, teenagers turned nurses overnight. Old John Burns, a War of 1812 veteran who grabbed his flintlock and fought until he was wounded three times. The free Black residents of Gettysburg who fled before Confederate forces arrived — because for them, capture meant slavery. Four months later, Abraham Lincoln stood in the new cemetery and delivered 272 words that redefined what the war was for. #Gettysburg #CivilWarHistory #MilitaryHistory