Wednesday, February 10, 2010

How did the Gettysburg Campaign lead to the Battle of Gettysburg?

I am doing a project on the Battle of Gettysburg and I am trying to figure out how the Gettysburg Campaign fit in with the battle (and why it's called the Gettysburg Campaign when the battle of Gettysburg was neither the first nor last battle in the campaign). I'd also like to know some of the political/strategic motives for Generals Lee and Meade and what Lincoln had to do with it all.


I do not need wikipedia excerpts, just a really good explanation!How did the Gettysburg Campaign lead to the Battle of Gettysburg?
A campaign is a series of battles trying to end up with an end result.


Lee campaign was trying to bring the offensive to the north. Hit them where it hurt. Which was the northern bread basket(farm) his thinking was if he could do that maybe he could sue for peace. So you take all those battles that happen in the campaign, like Pickett's charge, little round top, that is the campaign.

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