Battle Of Gettysburg

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"This paper will discuss the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place during the American Civil War. The battle, which lasted from July I through July 3, 1863, represented the Confederate army's last offensive attempt in the war. The motives of General Robert E. Lee for moving his Confederate troops north into Pennsylvania during that time can be seen as an outgrowth of the confidence that the South had gained from a series of strategic victories. Lee wanted to make an offensive attack in the Gettysburg area in order to threaten the safety of the industrial cities of the North and thereby weaken the Union's defensive stance (Gruver, 1981, p. 403).

It is important to note that many other Confederate leaders opposed Lee's strategic approach in Pennsylvania. William Swinton, a correspondent for the New York Times during that era, (...)"

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