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Gettysburg Casualty Count - Essay

Gettysburg Casualty Count

The battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle lasted the better part of three days. It began in earnest at about 9 AM. July 1, 1863 when elements of Confederate general Henry Heth encountered the cavalry of Union general John Buford on the Herr Ridge astride the Chambersburg Pike northwest of Gettysburg.
The casualty count was an abundant number comprised of surveys at the time making the number 36,434. The Union party casualty count was a rough 3,155 killed in action, 14,529 wounded in action making it a total of 17,684.
The casualty count for the Confederate party was a little more than the Union. The total ...

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Added: 3/15/2011 01:23:37 AM
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