Walk with Lincoln in Gettysburg

Size of Armies 

• Army of Northern Virginia- 75,000 
• Army of the Potomac- 97,000

Losses

• Confederate- 28,000  
• Union- 23,000
• Total- 51,000 Killed, wounded, captured, or missing

Commanders of the Armies

• Confederate- General Robert E. Lee 
• Union- Major General George G. Meade

Just who was Major General George Gordon Meade?

  During the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania, Meade replaced Gen. Joseph Hooker three days before the battle when he received his assignment from Washington. Meade ordered a concentrated number of troops from the area surrounding Pipe Creek, Maryland to Gettysburg. During the battle he masterfully maneuvered his troops from one threatened section to another.

Just who was General Robert Edward Lee?

  Virginian Robert Edward Lee is to this day one of the nation's most beloved generals. Lee was born January 19, 1807 and is the most celebrated war hero of America. Lee served in the US Army from 1829 to 1861 and in the Confederate Army from 1861-1865. Lee served in both the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. Later, Washington and Lee University was named after him, and he served as President of the College until his death.