ID: 901000757 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000757	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Gettysburg (American Civil War,1863)

Note: Major engagement in the American Civil War, fought 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, that was a crushing Southern defeat.

Display Date: 1-3 July, 1863

Names:

	Battle of Gettysburg (American Civil War,1863) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa. (American Civil War,1863) (English,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........<United States history> (P)
		............American Civil War (American history, 1861-1865) (P)
		................Battle of Gettysburg (American Civil War,1863) (P)

Other Relationships:

	related to .... Gettysburg National Historical Park
	.....(Adams county, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

	role/characteristic is .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	located in .... Gettysburg
	.....(Adams county, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America) (TGN)

	actor is .... Meade, George, General (American Union general, 1815-1872)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... Lee, Robert E. (American Confederate general, 1807-1870)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	actor is .... Joseph Hooker (Union Major General, 1814-1879)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Sources:

	Battle of Gettysburg (American Civil War,1863)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Battle of Gettysburg," accessed 24 October 2016
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa. (American Civil War,1863)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85054737

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)