Question

At the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E Lee...

a) ordered Pickett's Charge as a daring retreat for his men.
b) experienced his greatest victory in the Civil War.
c) suffered heavy losses and did not mount another offensive into the north.
d) captured control of two key northern cities.

Answer 1

General Robert E. Lee suffered heavy losses at the Battle of Gettysburg and did not launch another northern offensive, marking it as a turning point in the Civil War.

Step-by-step explanation:

At the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee suffered heavy losses and did not mount another offensive into the north. On July 3, during the climax of the battle, Lee ordered a frontal assault known as Pickett's Charge led by Major General George Pickett against the Union center on Cemetery Ridge. The charge resulted in more than half of the fifteen thousand Confederate soldiers taking part being killed or wounded. Eventually, the Confederate army was forced into retreat, marking the last time Lee would attempt to invade the North, signaling a turning point for the Union in the Civil War.