The Battle of Gettysburg: Would You Lead the Fight?

by Elaine Landau

Book Overview

By 1863, the Civil War was far from over. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led his troops to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. President Abraham Lincoln sent a large Union army, hoping he was in time to stop the Confederate army's advance. On July 1, the battle of Gettysburg began. Thousands of men were killed, but this deadly battle was a turning point that changed the war. After the battle's end, Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address. Author...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766029034
• ISBN13: 9780766029033
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5