The Great Battle of Gettysburg: Would You Stand and Fight?

By 1863, the Civil War was far from over. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. President Abraham Lincoln sent a large Union army, hoping to stop the Confederate army's advance. On July 1, the Battle of Gettysburg began. If you were a Union officer, what would you have done to stop the rebels' advance into the North? As Confederate General Longstreet, would you have ordered Pickett's Charge? Help make some of the most important decisions in American history, as you read about three days of exciting battle and Lincoln's stunning Gettysburg Address.