Day 1
What day was DAY ONE of the battle
July 1st 1863
What did some of the prisoners decide to do?
They decided to fight in the war
Which side won the war
The union
What color did the confederate wear
the confederate wore Greys and a light blue
What did the Union wear
The union wore navy blue
what did general lee tell the leaders on THE FIRST day of the battle?
General lee told the leaders to not get too close to the battle.
What does lee want the battle of Gettysburg to be
He wants it to be the final battle
What strategy do they use on day 3
A revised version of the previous strategy
What were the states in the confederacy.
The confederate states of America
Where did they send the 20th Maine that general lee said was the weak spot
The center of the field
How were the battles being fought (DAY 1)
They were in straight lines to fire on the opposite side
What do the leaders under lee want to do instead of charging the hill
They want to go around the flank
What happens when one of the generals dies after getting shot
Both union and confederate men are sad at the death of a friend because many soldiers used to be friends before going separate ways.
What was the first state of secede from the union
South Carolina
What was the final state to release slaves in 1865?
Texas on June 19th thus creating the holiday JUNETEENTH
how did the union soldiers feel anout African Americans
They felt as they were just men.
Why were prisoners treated so nicely?
so they could give out info
What did each side say they were fighting for
The union was fighting for freedom
The confederate was fighting for their rights (slavery)
Who was the president of the confederate states of America
Jefferson Davis
What was the thing that supposedly freed the Slaves.
The Emancipation Proclamation.