Report Of The Gettysburg Battl

In the aftermath of the Civil War, veterans and historians alike felt a growing urgency to preserve the memory of this pivotal conflict. In this sobering report, the Gettysburg Battlefield Commission of New Jersey offers a detailed account of the battle and its aftermath, all while calling for the preservation of the hallowed ground where so many gave their lives. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from Final Report of the Gettysburg Battle Field Commission of New Jersey: Appointed and Acting Under Acts of April 20th, 1885, April 27th, 1886, and March 16th, 1887 The Battle of Gettysburg was fought on the first, second and third days of July, 1863, by General Meade, commanding the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh and Twelfth Army Corps, and the 'cavalry Corps and Reserve Artillery Corps of the Army of the Potomac, on the Federal side, and General Lee, commanding the Army of Northern Virginia, on the Confederate side. The battle was the culmination of General Lee's famous Campaign of Invasion. It resulted in the signal defeat of his army with great loss, and caused his immediate withdrawal from Pennsylvania and Upper Maryland, and ended his campaign in failure and disaster. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This report documents the creation and maintenance of the Gettysburg National Military Park, highlighting the efforts of the commission to preserve and interpret key sites associated with the historic Civil War battle. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.