The Battle of Gettysburg: Battles of the Civil War

Step into the turning point of the Civil War at the Battle of Gettysburg. Three long and deadly days of battle ended the Confederacy's northern advance and secured a pivotal Union victory. The History Perspectives series uses primary and secondary sources, along with narrative retelling, to highlight the perspectives of three different people of a particular time and place. Readers are prompted to compare perspectives and motivations and to think critically about how we tell the stories of the past.