One hundred and fifty-six years ago today the Battle of Gettysburg began...
It ended here three days later at the bloody angle at the wall. With the failure of Pickett’s Charge the South’s dream of freedom from the Yankee north ended. The two armies suffered between 46,000 and 51,000 casualties, nearly one third of all total troops engaged, 28% of the Army of the Potomac... Sign in to see full entry.