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Meeting	ACGS Committee Meeting 108 - Gettysburg - October 2011
Agenda Location	8 SUBCOMMITTEE B – MISSILES AND SPACE 8.1 Artillery at Gettysburg: The July 3rd Cannonade
Title	Artillery at Gettysburg: The July 3rd Cannonade
Presenter	David Klyde
Affiliation	Systems Technology, Inc.
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Abstract	Aerospace Control and Guidance Systems Committee Meeting #108 Gettysburg, PA, 12-14 October 2011 Artillery at Gettysburg: The July 3rd Cannonade David Klyde dklyde@systemstech.com The Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 was a turning point for the American Civil War. General Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia, believed that a decisive victory on Union soil would end the war. Over the three day battle, the Confederate forces took the first day, but the retreating Union forces maintained control of the high ground outside of the town. On the second day, Lee attacked the Union flanks, but could not break the Union line. The climatic third day began with the largest cannonade ever to take place in North America. The goal was to soften the Union center for the forthcoming grand infantry charge, known as Pickett’s Charge. This presentation reviews the use of artillery on this pivotal third day of the battle and discusses its impact on the outcome. Ultimately, the charge failed, and Lee’s defeated army retreated back across the Potomac. Despite the victory, the Union forces were slow to take the advantage and the war would then drag on for two more years. Nonetheless, the fate of the Confederacy was sealed at Gettysburg.