Battle Digest: Gettysburg

A concise guide to the American Civil War battle that set the North on the path to victory, with maps, facts, historical significance, and more.

Gettysburg represented a strategic turning point in the American Civil War and has thus been referred to as the "high-water mark" of the Confederacy. Although tactically a draw, strategically it was a major victory for the Union. After the battle, the Army of Northern Virginia limped home, never to regain its former strength and confidence. And alt...