Question

What was the ultimate goal of Lee and the Confederacy at Gettysburg?

to boost the morale of Northerners
to gain supplies for their army
to gain a decisive victory on Union soil
to destroy the Army of the Potomac

Answer 1

The answer to this question is the third answer. During the civil war the confederates main objective is to gain the opponents soil.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) to get a decisive victory in Union soil.

The ultimate goal of Lee and the Confederacy at Gettysburg was to get a decisive victory in Union soil.

The battle of Gettysburg was a bloody battle during the Civil War. The Union Army fought the Confederates under General Robert Lee command. The battle was fought on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania from July 1 to July 3, 1863. Historians say that the number of casualties for the North was 23,000 and for the South, 28,000. The Union Army won the battle and it represented the beginning of the end of the Civil War.