what were the battle of the civil war
introduction the battle of gettysburg fought from july 1 to july 3 1863 is considered the most important engagement of the american civil war after a great victory over union forces at chancellorsville general robert e lee marched his army of northern virginia into pennsylvania in late june 1863hough the great confederate general would go on to win other victories the battle of gettysburg combined with ulysses s grant s victory at vicksburg also on july 4 irrevocably turned the tide of the civil war in the union s favor