Which of the following statements about the Battle of Gettysburg is INCORECT?

A) The battle was part of Robert E. Lee's strategy to move the Confederate Army in to a
position to invade Washington, D. C., to the north.

B) The battle was not planned by either side. It started as a result of Southern foragers
coming into contact with a small contingent of Union troops in the city of Gettysburg.

C) Despite the loss, the Confederacy was able to launch another, more successful,
northern invasion 6 months later.

D) The Southern loss was so devastating that the battle marked a turning point in the
war resulting in the rapid decline in the South's capability to continue to wage war
against the North