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Today in History: July 3, Union wins Battle of Gettysburg

Also on this date, Andy Griffith who made homespun American Southern wisdom his trademark as the wise sheriff in “The Andy Griffith Show,” died at his North Carolina home at age 86.

This is an artist’s rendition of the Confederate attack on the Union lines known as Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, Pa. George E. Pickett’s charge took place on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg that began on July 1. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia did not succeed in forcing the Union Army of the Potomac to retreat. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps)
This is an artist’s rendition of the Confederate attack on the Union lines known as Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg, Pa. George E. Pickett’s charge took place on July 3, 1863, the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg that began on July 1. The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia did not succeed in forcing the Union Army of the Potomac to retreat. (AP Photo/U.S. Army Signal Corps)
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The pivotal three-day Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major victory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union positions during an assault known as Pickett’s Charge.

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