As Americans, we have fought in many wars, as a nation, we picked up our weapons and fought for what we believe is right. Some fought for land, others for freedom or simply because they are too diverse in their mindset. We will take a walk through history and analyze a battle that was the revolving summit in the American Civil War. A very complex and costly battle, although one nation they had different ideologies, beliefs and views. The South a culture developed around a status quo, the North a society where they strongly believed that all men are created equally, this weighed heavily on this battle. This paper will examine the diversity between the Union and the Confederates and what was their motivation, what made their cause so important
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Abraham Lincoln our 16th president was elected in November 1860, with his election came the beginning of what was to be one of the most trying times in our history. Our nation was tattered, by 1860 seven states seceded the north, thus giving birth to the Confederate States of America (History.org, 2009). Our nation divided by a war between the Union and the Confederates. Almost 200,000 soldiers fought to preserve their rights. A small market town in the middle of Pennsylvania would be at the center of a battle that would last only three days, what started out as a skirmish became one of the most costly and deadliest battles in the history of the American Civil war. What was at stake? What was so important about this battle? By 1861 eleven states had seceded the north and joined the south. They were fighting for the right to preserve their slaves and the chance to trade slaves between territories that were yet to be considered states, furthermore fighting to preserve their state rights and advocate for the political liberties towards white men. Abraham Lincoln had voiced …show more content…
Three days, two armies, 200,000 soldiers were the beginning of a battle that took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle of
Middleburgh, the battle of Brandi station and the battle of Aldie were some of the battles that would become part of the Gettysburg campaign. General Robert E. Lee resigned to his commission in the United States Army and joined the Confederates, he rose through the ranks quickly and became one of the most iconic leaders in his times. He succeeded, earning numerous victories for the Confederate. With almost 72,000 soldiers, he had a vast and well experienced army. General George G. Meade a new commander of the Union Army of Potomac with over 93,900 soldiers. July 1st would mark the first day of this battle, General Bufford and the Calvary would slow down the Confederates until the Union Infantry units came to reinforce the attacks, it wasn’t soon when the 30,000 Confederate Soldiers under General Lee achieved in forcing
Abraham Lincoln our 16th president was elected in November 1860, with his election came the beginning of what was to be one of the most trying times in our history. Our nation was tattered, by 1860 seven states seceded the north, thus giving birth to the Confederate States of America (History.org, 2009). Our nation divided by a war between the Union and the Confederates. Almost 200,000 soldiers fought to preserve their rights. A small market town in the middle of Pennsylvania would be at the center of a battle that would last only three days, what started out as a skirmish became one of the most costly and deadliest battles in the history of the American Civil war. What was at stake? What was so important about this battle? By 1861 eleven states had seceded the north and joined the south. They were fighting for the right to preserve their slaves and the chance to trade slaves between territories that were yet to be considered states, furthermore fighting to preserve their state rights and advocate for the political liberties towards white men. Abraham Lincoln had voiced …show more content…
Three days, two armies, 200,000 soldiers were the beginning of a battle that took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle of
Middleburgh, the battle of Brandi station and the battle of Aldie were some of the battles that would become part of the Gettysburg campaign. General Robert E. Lee resigned to his commission in the United States Army and joined the Confederates, he rose through the ranks quickly and became one of the most iconic leaders in his times. He succeeded, earning numerous victories for the Confederate. With almost 72,000 soldiers, he had a vast and well experienced army. General George G. Meade a new commander of the Union Army of Potomac with over 93,900 soldiers. July 1st would mark the first day of this battle, General Bufford and the Calvary would slow down the Confederates until the Union Infantry units came to reinforce the attacks, it wasn’t soon when the 30,000 Confederate Soldiers under General Lee achieved in forcing