The Civil War Trust has an incredible opportunity to save 3 different portions of the Gettysburg battlefield totaling 112 acres – the "forgotten flanks" of the Union and Confederate armies on July 3, 1863.
As
the two great Union and Confederate armies in the East concentrated
their forces at Gettysburg, both commanding generals, Robert E. Lee and
George G. Meade, extended their lines to protect their vulnerable flanks
and probe for enemy weaknesses. Union and Confederate troops sparred
with one another on these flanks, adding scores of casualties to the
already horrific losses of those first days of July 1863. Today, these flanks are still vulnerable
– to development, which could at any time threaten the integrity of the
Gettysburg battlefield, one of the America's most important pieces of
hallowed ground.
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And to learn more about the Battle of Gettysburg,
please visit our updated page: Civilwar.org/Gettysburg »
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