Before the Battle of Gettysburg even started Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee concentrated his full strength to meet the pursuing federals under Major General George G. Meade at the crossroads of Gettysburg. He did this be cause of what he had heard from a reliable source that the Union forces were weak and not expecting any fighting against the Confederates for a little while. Some of the artillery used in the battle was the howitzer …showed first 75 words of 1028 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1028 total…no division now." Many different estimates exist on the number of casualties inflicted during the battle of Gettysburg, but these are the most common estimates. Casualties* The Union casualties were 3,155 men killed, 14,530 men wounded 5,365 men missing. The total men killed from this battle are 23,040. That was 27% of there army they lost. The confederate army had 2,600-4,500 killed, 12,800 wounded and 5,250 missing. The total was anywhere from 20,650-25000** casualties. This was anywhere from 30%-34% of there army.