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
	..... ULAN Candidate

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

	located in .... Gettysburg
	..... ULAN Candidate

	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-)