The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

One of the most well-known and bloodiest conflicts of the American Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg (when taking the total number of casualties into account).

The Confederate states were decimated by the Civil War. Large soldiers were stationed throughout the countryside, which caused a rapid consumption of animals, food, and other necessities. Confederate General Robert E. Lee led a daring assault on the North in the summer of 1863 to amass new supplies and release pressure on the Confederate stronghold at Vicksburg, Mississippi. In a three-day fight near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where almost 51,000 soldiers were killed, wounded, or reported missing in action, he was routed by Union General George G. Meade.

Lee's men were successful in gathering the necessary supplies, but they did little to disperse Union forces from Vicksburg, which was captured by Federal forces on July 4, 1863. According to many historians, the Civil War's "turning point" was the Union's simultaneous wins at Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Mississippi. President Lincoln visited the small Pennsylvanian town in November 1863 and gave the Gettysburg Address, one of the most famous addresses in American history, in which he reaffirmed his commitment to upholding the Union.