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The Confederates had heard that there was a store house of shoes... located in gettsburg... So they decided to go there to find them

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What were the Confederate army troops looking for when they arrived at Gettysburg Pennsylvania?

Confederate soldiers were headed to Gettysburg Pennsylvania seeking shoes. Inadvertently they encountered Union soldiers. This was the inception of the Battle of Gettysburg.


What made the Battle of Gettysburg happen?

The Confederate Army was looking for shoes which Gettysburg had a factory for. The Confederate Army had sent soldiers to the town to get the shoes but ran into waiting Union Soldiers. (idiots)


How many soldiers were thereon the confederate side of the battle of Gettysburg?

There were about 40,360.


How many confederate soldiers fought in the Gettysburg battle?

Around 70,000.


Who is the dead in the Gettysburg address?

Both the Confederate and the Union soldiers that died while fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg.


What was the objective of the confederate in the battle of Gettysburg?

What was the objective of the confederate in the battle of Gettysburg


How many soldiers did the confederate side lose in the battle of Gettysburg?

At the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863, the Confederate army suffered 28,000 casualties. This figure represents both wounded and killed soldiers.


In the battle of Gettysburg what famous confederate attack through an open field resulted in the loss of thousands of confederate soldiers?

Pickett's Charge


Results from the Battle of Gettysburg?

High Casualties, Many soldiers retreating, and Confederate Victory.


Where did the confederate soldiers in the Battle of Gettysburg sleep?

Where every combat soldier sleeps. In a fighting hole or on the ground.


How many Confederacy soldiers were fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg?

Confederate 75,000 men Union 88,289 men


Who commanded the largest unit of confederate soldiers during the battle of Gettysburg?

General George G. Meade