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Gettysburg Battlefield

The Gettysburg Battlefield is now a national park called Gettysburg National Military Park. Depicted below are two maps of the Gettysburg Battlefield from the battle of Gettysburg of the American Civil War.

The first battlefield map reveals the positions of the Union and Confederate positions by day, July 1 – July 3, 1863. The second battlefield map gives an overview of the Gettysburg, Pennsylvania campaign, depicting movements of the Confederate army from Virginia, through Pennsylvania, and into Gettysburg.

Gettysburg Battlefield Map
Map by Baker Vail, www.bakervail.com. Taken from "Did Robert E. Lee Doom Himself at Gettysburg?" MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History Summer 2009

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG July 1-3, 1863:  While the first two days of battle at Gettysburg were draws, July 3 ended with a terrible defeat for the Rebels.  (Map By Baker Vail, www.bakervail.com)  This map appeared in  

Gettysburg Battlefield Campaign Map
Attribution: Map by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW.

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For information on the battle of Gettysburg, visit our Gettysburg theme page.

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