Strategic Movements and Decisions at Gettysburg

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This chapter focuses on the strategic decisions and movements made by military leaders before and during the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War. It discusses the challenges faced, the importance of reconnaissance, the shift in command, and the complexities of terrain and military strategies during this pivotal battle.

By July 1863, the Confederate army’s continuing success in battle emboldened General Lee to move the war into the north. While Lee and his troops passed through Maryland into Pennsylvania, Lincoln replaced General Joseph Hooker with General George Meade, who hastily pursued Lee. On the morning of July 1, the two armies finally met outside of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

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