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Battle of Gettysburg

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Noun1.Battle of Gettysburg - a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union
American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States - civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
Keystone State, Pennsylvania, PA - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies


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Using the Project Management Institute (PMI) definition of a project as "a temporary undertaking which produces a unique product or service," the Battle of Gettysburg can be considered a project--or to be more precise, two projects: the Union (Army of the Potomac) project and the Confederate (Army of Northern Virginia) project.
Compact, comprehensive, "user friendly", and providing a narrative history along with a complete cartographic display of the famed American Civil War battle of Gettysburg, this 103-pages (plus an additional page offering author biographical synopses) battlefield atlas is a superb supplement for students of the battle rendering the events of the engagement both vividly depicted and comprehensibly understandable.
Like any major event, the Battle of Gettysburg has spawned a number of historical a myths.
 
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