The Union won and ended General Robert E. Lee's second, most ambitious attempt of an invasion on the North.

Fact #2: 63 Medals of Honor awarded to Union soldiers for their actions at Gettysburg

Fact #3: Gettysburg ended Confederate enslavement of free blacks from the North.

Fact #4: The battle forever transformed the town of Gettysburg.

Fact#5: Gettysburg ended the Confederacy’s last full-scale invasion of the North.

Fact #6: The Battle of Gettysburg was the costliest battle of the Civil War, but not necessarily the largest.

Fact #7: The battle is in the top 15 bloodiest battles of Civil War history.

Fact #8: By the end of the battle, more than 30,000 dead and wounded soldiers were left.

Fact #9: The battle of Gettysburg was fought on some of the hottest days of the summer - at around 90 degrees.

Fact #10: During the entire battle it didn't rain, but the day after they received record rain fall.