History of the United States I / Unit 15 USH1 2150 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Gettysburg
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The idea
Lee invaded the North after beating a larger Union army at Chancellorsville, hoping to pull troops from Vicksburg and win British and French recognition.
In practice
Three days at Gettysburg in July, with more than a third of Lee's army lost.
Where people slip
Around fifteen thousand men made Pickett's Charge across nearly a mile of open field and more than half died.
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