battle_of_gettysburg | ispartofmilitaryconflict | american_civil_war <tsp> aaron_s_daggett | battles | battle_of_gettysburg <tsp> american_civil_war | commander | abraham_lincoln <sep> the battle of gettysburg (locally  (listen)) was fought july 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of gettysburg, pennsylvania, by union and confederate forces during the american civil war in the battle, union major general george meade's army of the potomac defeated attacks by confederate general robert e lee's army of northern virginia, halting lee's invasion of the north the battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point due to the union's decisive victory and concurrence with the siege of vicksburgafter his success at chancellorsville in virginia in may 1863, lee led his army through the shenandoah valley to begin his second invasion of the north—the gettysburg campaign with his army in high spirits, lee intended to shift the focus of the summer campaign from war-ravaged northern virginia and hoped to influence northern politicians to give up their prosecution of the war by penetrating as far as harrisburg, pennsylvania, or even philadelphia 
aaron s. daggett fought in the battle of gettysburg which was part of the american civil war. abraham lincoln was a commander in that war.the american civil war battle of gettysburg was fought by union and confederate forces