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Knowledge is Power: Battle of Gettysburg
July 1-3, 1863
After two days of fierce fighting, the Union army was battered. General George G. Meade had to decide whether to keep fighting. In a battlefield meeting, his chief intelligence officer revealed that prisoners had been captured from every Confederate brigade except one. This meant only Pickett's division had not yet fought. With the knowledge that the Confederates had few fresh troops to call on, Meade stayed to fight. The next day, Union troops repelled Pickett's Charge and won the war's decisive battle. |