Definition of Battle of Gettysburg

1. Noun. A battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.

Exact synonyms: Gettysburg
Generic synonyms: Pitched Battle
Group relationships: American Civil War, United States Civil War, War Between The States
Geographical relationships: Keystone State, Pa, Pennsylvania

Lexicographical Neighbors of Battle Of Gettysburg

Battenberg
Battenberg cake
Battenberg cakes
Battenberger
Battenbergers
Battey bacillus
Battle Born State
Battle of Alberta
Battle of Britain
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of El Alamein
Battle of Flodden Field
Battle of Fontenoy
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg (current term)
Battle of Granicus River
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Jena
Battle of Kerbala
Battle of Lake Trasimenus
Battle of Lepanto
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Magenta
Battle of Maldon
Battle of Midway
Battle of Monmouth
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Battle of Naseby
Battle of Ontario

Literary usage of Battle of Gettysburg

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Southern History of the War by Edward Alfred Pollard (1865)
"Results of the Battle of Gettysburg Negative.—Lee's Retreat Across the Potomac an Inconsequence.—Disappointment in Richmond.—The Budget of a Single Day in ..."

2. The Harvard Classics by Charles William Eliot (1910)
"THE Battle of Gettysburg BY FRANK ARETAS H ASK ELL [Frank Aretas Haskell was born at Tunbridge, ... This was his rank in the battle of Gettysburg. On Feb. ..."

3. The World's Best Orations: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1899)
"The address on the Battle of Gettysburg is generally given as his masterpiece, ... THE Battle of Gettysburg (Delivered at Quincy, Mass., July 4th, ..."

4. History of the United States from the Compromise of 1850 by James Ford Rhodes (1899)
"Sending orders to Howard to advance promptly with the Eleventh, Reynolds selected the battle-field and opened the battle of Gettysburg, ..."

5. Diary of Gideon Welles, Secretary of the Navy Under Lincoln and Johnson by Gideon Welles (1911)
"First Reports of the Battle of Gettysburg — Stanton accused by McClellan of sacrificing the Army — FP Blair on Stanton's Early Secessionist Sympathies ..."

6. Decisive Battles of the World by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, John Gilmer Speed (1899)
"SYNOPSIS OF EVENTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY BETWEEN THE Battle of Gettysburg, AD 1863, AND THE WAR WITH SPAIN, AD 1898. Lee surrenders, with the Confederate Army ..."

7. The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade: Major-general United States Army by George Gordon Meade (1913)
"Ambrose P. Hill, second lieutenant First Regiment of Artillery, afterward commanded Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, at the battle of Gettysburg, ..."

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