Section #1 - Three Days At Gettysburg
Epilogue
The greatest battle of the Civil War is over.
Lee’s second invasion of the North lasts for sixty days and fundamentally changes the outlook for the remainder of the war.
The losses on both sides are staggering:
| Category | Union | Confederate | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Present | 93,921 | 71,699 | 165,620 |
| Killed | 3,155 | 3,903 | 7,058 |
| Wounded | 14,529 | 18,735 | 33,264 |
| Missing/Captured | 5,365 | 5,425 | 10,790 |
| Total | 23,049 | 28,063 | 51,112 |
Statistica data
A total of 120 General officers are present on the field. Eleven are killed or mortally wounded during the fight and retreat – five Union and six Confederates.
11 General Officers Dead
| Side | Who |
|---|---|
| Union | Reynolds, Zook, Weed, Farnsworth, Vincent |
| Confederate | Semmes, Barksdale, Armistead, Garnett, Pender, Pettigrew (during retreat) |
In addition over 40 Brigade leaders are also wounded or killed.
22 Brigade Leader Casualties — Union
| Corps | Generals W or KIA | Colonels Killed | Colonels Wounded |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Meredith, Paul, Rowley, Hancock, Stannard, | None | Leonard, Root, Coulter, Biddle, Stone, Wister |
| II | Webb | Roberts, Willard, Sherrill | Brooke, Heath, Smyth, MacDougall |
| III | Graham, Carr | None | None |
| V | None | None | None |
| VI | None | None | None |
| XI | None | None | None |
| XII | Greene | None | None |
24 Brigade Leader Casualties — Confederates
| Corps | Generals W or KIA | Colonels/Killed | Colonels/Wounded |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | Robertson, Garnett, Anderson, Kemper | None | Alexander, White, Luffman, Majors Peyton, Read |
| II | JM Jones | Avery, Major Latimer | |
| III | Posey, Archer, Davis, Scales | Marshall, Miller, Fry | Major Jones |
| Art | Hampton, Jenkins | None | None |
While the casualties are comparable on both sides, their negative impact is far greater for the Confederates. As a British reporter observes at the time:
Their troops do wonders, but every time at a cost they cannot
afford. After Gettysburg they will never do it again.
Through sheer force of will the South will hang on for twenty-one more months until the surrender in April 1865 at Appomattox.
But never again will Robert E. Lee have another moment like July 3 at Gettysburg when victory would appear so close.
