Hooker is replaced by Major General George…

1863 CE

Hooker is replaced by Major General George Meade during Lee's second invasion of the North, in June.

Meade defeats Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg from July 1 to 3, 1863.

This is the bloodiest battle of the war, and has been called the war's turning point.

Pickett's Charge on July 3 is often considered the high-water mark of the Confederacy because it signals the collapse of serious Confederate threats of victory.

Lee's army suffers twenty-eight thousand casualties (versus Meade's twenty-three thousand).

However, Lincoln is angry that Meade had failed to intercept Lee's retreat.

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Abraham Lincoln View → George Gordon Meade View → George Pickett View → Joseph Hooker View → Robert E. Lee View →

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