Transcription: With the failure of Pickett's maneuver, Lee's last possibility of winning the battle had vanished. To conceal the gravity of the situation, the Confederate General held his position on the field, but the loss of 30,000 men, including those killed, wounded, and taken prisoner without driving the Northerners from their positions, represented a defeat of immense proportions. On the evening of July 4th, Lee's columns began the retreat retreat south, left unmolested by the equally exhausted enemy, that on July 10th crossed the Potomac back into Virginia. The Confederations' last attempt at an offen ...
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