    
Title: Bodies of Confederate Soldiers Description: Bodies of Confederate soldiers which were gathered for burial at the edge of Rose Woods on July 5, 1863, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) during the American Civil War (1861-1855); after winning the Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, Gen. Robert E. Lee (January 19, 1807-October 12, 1870) took the Confederate troops through the Shenandoah Valley in Pennsylvania for a second invasion of the North; Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker reluctantly moved his Army of the Potomac in pursuit, but was relieved three days before the battle and replaced by Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade (December 31, 1815-November 6, 1872); Union forces prevailed, ending Lee's plans to invade the North and take Philadelphia; the Union's victory at Gettysburg was at a heavy cost, with the largest number of casualties in the war, although it is described as the war's turning point in the Union's favor; Union casualties were 3,155 killed and 14,531 wounded, while Confederate casualties were 4,708 killed and 12, 693 wounded; Category: Political Figures Topic: U.S. Presidents Subject: Abraham Lincoln Keywords: American Civil War (1861-1865), Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia, Battle of Gettysburg, generals, Gettysburg, Gettysburg Address, Pennsylvania, Shenandoah Valley, Pennsylvania, U.S. generals, Virginia. Orientation: Landscape Dimensions: 2100 x 1783 (3.74 MPixels) (1.18) Print Size: 17.8 x 15.1 cm; 7.0 x 5.9 inches File Size: 10.74 MB (11,264,084 Bytes) Resolution: 300 x 300 dpi Color Depth: 16.7 million (24 BitsPerPixel) Compression: None Image Number: 0000530536 Source: Jay Robert Nash Collection |
