Where is Gettysburg?
Gettysburg is in south-central Pennsylvania, 30 miles south of Harrisburg (the state capital) and nine miles north of the Maryland border (the Mason-Dixon line, historically known as the dividing line between north and south). When did the battle occur? The Battle of Gettysburg occurred mid-way through the American Civil War, from July 1-3, 1863. (The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865.) Who fought at Gettysburg? The Civil War was fought between the northern states and the southern states. At Gettysburg, the north’s Army of the Potomac fought the south’s Army of Northern Virginia. How many people fought at Gettysburg? The north’s Army of the Potomac had about 95,000 soldiers, and the south’s Army of Northern Virginia had about 70,000 soldiers—for a total of approximately 165,000 soldiers. How many people were killed at Gettysburg? It is difficult to determine the exact number of actual deaths, but we do know that approximately 51,000 soldiers became casualties—meaning killed, wounded
