The Battle of Gettysburg

Today I visited the site of the battle of Gettysburg. I learned that Confederate General, Robert E. Lee, was the commanding officer of the rebel forces. He was a brilliant general that had beaten Union forces on multiple battle fields. Lee thought that another Confederate victory, on Union territory, would stir up more peace activists, who would force President Lincoln to sign a peace treaty. That is why Gettysburg was so important. The Union forces in the area around Gettysburg saw a rising mass of rebel forces, and immidiatly learned that the Confederates were arriving en-mass to take the town, they immidiatly called for reinforcements, and a calvery regiment came to help. The calvery deployed into a defensive position, and sent up watchposts, they needed to find the rebels and slow them down, to make time for the approching infantry brigades to arrive. They located the enemy forces, and opened fire. A one sided battle brock out, the Union forces knew that they were greatly out numbered, but needed to buy the approchin infantry some time, so they fought, fell back, fought and fell back, untill, the rebels had moved to surround them. But just then the infantry forces were able to arrive, and saved the surviving calvery men. The infantry reinforcements were able to beat back the rebels, and established a better, more reinforced defensive position.
Two days of fighting followed, time and time again, the rebels advenced, and the Union forces some how were able to beat them back. But on the third day, the rebels launched an all out assault on the Union positions, the Union troops were forced to retreat to just out side of the town. It was there, where the bloodiest part of the battle would take place. Cannon fire pounded the Union position, for two hours, the Union cannons fired back. When there was almost no ammo left for the Confederate cannons, and thick smoke blocked their view, they ordered the infantry to advance. The rebel infantry line stretched for about a mile long, and they pushed forword. Once they were within range, the Union forces opened fire. Hundreds of rebel troops fell in the first volley of rifle and cannon fire. But they pushed on. At one point, the rebel troops broke through the Union line, but were quickly overwelmed. The battle went on for only 20 more minuets, before the Unionforces were able to hook around, and hit the rebels from the side. Outnumbered, the rebels were ordered to retreat. The Union forces regrouped for a second before cautiously following the enemy line. The battle for Gattysburg, was over.