'''The Battle of Gettysburg''' was the climax of the [[Gettysburg Campaign]], a decisive defeat for the Confederacy in the [[American Civil War]] from July 1 to July 4, 1863. General [[George Meade]] commanded the [[Union]] [[Army of the Potomac]] while General [[Robert E. Lee]] led the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army of Northern Virginia. | '''The Battle of Gettysburg''' was the climax of the [[Gettysburg Campaign]], a decisive defeat for the Confederacy in the [[American Civil War]] from July 1 to July 4, 1863. General [[George Meade]] commanded the [[Union]] [[Army of the Potomac]] while General [[Robert E. Lee]] led the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] Army of Northern Virginia. |