The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863,this battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war. This war was often called the turning point, but the main event was a assault by 12,500 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge, known as Pickett's Charge. The charge was a great loss to the Confederates because the Union had a great load of gun fire. In the end Confederates had to retreat. In the movie the Battle of Gettysburg was shown after the battle and they went back to see the aftermath of the battle.