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Engagement Video

Let us watch the video together in whole group!

Click Me for Video

Brief overview before the battle begins

This most famous and most important Civil War Battle occurred over three hot summer days, July 1 to July 3, 1863, around the small market town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It began as a skirmish but by its end involved 160,000 Americans. Before the battle, major cities in the North such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and even Washington were under threat of attack from General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had crossed the Potomac River and marched into Pennsylvania. The Union Army of the Potomac under its very new and untried commander, General George G. Meade, marched to intercept Lee.

On Tuesday morning, June 30, an infantry brigade of Confederate soldiers searching for shoes headed toward Gettysburg (population 2,400). The Confederate commander looked through his field glasses and spotted a long column of Federal cavalry heading toward the town. He withdrew his brigade and informed his superior, Gen. Henry Heth, who in turn told his superior, A.P. Hill, he would go back the following morning and "get those shoes."

Cite: http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm

The Potomac River
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The Potomac River in Washington, D.C. with Rosslyn, VA in the background.
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Essential Question
Was the start of the Battle of Gettysburg about shoes? 


Activity 1
Where is Gettysburg, PA?

Use the handout provided as a tour guide for this website page to help you navigate your learning experience!
Activity 2
Take a virtual tour of Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania.

Activity 3
Take a photo tour

Click me to take snapshot tour through photographs with descriptions of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Activity 4
Who were the leaders of the Battle of Gettysburg?

a. First, click me to find out more about the Union general.
b. Then, watch the video below to preview who is the Confederate leader.
c. Click me to read more about the Confederate leader

Activity 5

a. Click ME and only read Myth #1
b. Click ME and only read Fact #1

Ticket out the Door!

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      • 4th Grade Great Depression Unit
  • #2 Math
    • Math Pacing Guide
    • CCSS Middle School Standards
    • #1 Ratio & Proportions >
      • 1.a Ratios
    • #2 The Number Systems Standards >
      • #2.a Fraction Unit
      • #2.b Multiplication
      • #2.c Division
      • #2.d Decimals
      • #2.e Positive/Negative Numbers
    • #3 Expressions & Equations >
      • #3.a Algebraic Expressions
      • #3.b Equations
      • #3.c Data
    • #4 Geometry >
      • Area
      • Volume
    • #5 Statistics & Probability
    • #6 Functions
    • Calendar Skills
  • #3 Science
    • #1 Structure and Properties of Matter
    • #2 Forces and Motion
    • #3 Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer
    • #4 Wave Properties
    • #5 Structure and Function
    • #6 Growth and Development of Organisms
    • #7 Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
    • #8 Variation of Traits
    • #9 Earth and the Solar System
    • #10 Earth's Materials and Systems
    • #11 Earth and Human Activity
    • Camouflage Unit
  • #4 Social Studies
    • #1 Directions
    • #2 Personal Information
    • #3 Weather
    • #4 System Warnings >
      • Fire Safety
      • Tornado Safety
      • Community Signs
    • Inquiry Practices and Process
    • Behavioral Science
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  • College & Career Ready
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