So the first question is how long did the Battle of Gettysburg last the battle lasted three days July 1st through the 3D 1863 but the biggest part of the battle which is the most welln was piet’s charge which occurred on the last day July 3rd 1863 then second question where did
Pickets charge fit in again uh that was the uh the the the third and final day of the battle and really it’s what most people think of when they think of Gettysburg they think straight to picket charge not the previous two days um but Jeremiah Gage was killed uh just prior
To the charge and then during the charge itself the rest of the graves every one of them was either killed or wounded or captured so they suffered a 100% casualty rate um I I I wouldn’t say in all wars that’s un precedented but I don’t believe it
Happened to any other unit north or south in the Civil War so uh you know piget charge really was a real tragic end to the unit and then the uh third question what impact to Gettysburg have on the Confederate cause and the Grays uh Gettysburg is often called the high
Watermark of the Confederacy they tried to take the war to the north and score a major victory hoping that it would frighten the North and maybe suing for peace or you know convincing Northerners that maybe the war should just be uh called off um but that of course failed
The very next day July 4th 1863 the union took Vicksburg after a months long Siege giving the Union complete control of the Mississippi River which crippled the South economically so the South suffered to devastating losses backto back in there in July of 63 from that point on the momentum of
The war was clearly going towards the north uh the Grays were disbanded as a unit after Gettysburg you they just couldn’t survive a 100% casualty rate of course those who recovered and returned to active duty were reassigned to different units individuals may have continued to fight individuals who once
Had been gray Old Miss students may have continued to fight but they no longer did so as the Grays uh they no longer enjoyed the fraternity the Brotherhood the bond of the Grays while Gettysburg deeply damaged the South’s fortunes it shattered the graay on a deep psychological manner
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