How was The Battle of Gettysburg a Turning Point in The Civil War?
The Civil War was a war that was fought in 1860. The war was 4 years long and many battle and deaths had taken place. The war had started because the Southern States: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee known as The Confederacy had seceded from The Union (The United States of America). The war was into its third year when The Battle of Gettysburg had been fought. During the battle there were around 48,000 casualties from both sides. This battle was not the worst battle of the civil war however it did become one of the most famous battle sites in the U.S. How was The Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in The Civil War? The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil war because of the effects on the nation, the lack of morale in the confederate army, and the amount of casualties dealt to the Confederacy. The Battle Of Gettysburg made an incredible impact on our nation, not just on the day or the year of that the battle took place but forever in our nation's history. In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address he stated “The world will little remember what we say here but it can never forget what they did here today.” Lincoln was right, the little town of Gettysburg became the most famous …show more content…
The Confederacy had only won four battles after their defeat at Gettysburg. According to the map from Document A, in the year of 1864 the Union army had pushed farther into the south/confederate territory and had a great of deal of success in their campaigns in the south. The Confederacy however, made only major movement after their defeat in 1863 at Gettysburg. Showing that The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point because it lowered the morale of the Confederate
The Civil War was a war that was fought in 1860. The war was 4 years long and many battle and deaths had taken place. The war had started because the Southern States: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee known as The Confederacy had seceded from The Union (The United States of America). The war was into its third year when The Battle of Gettysburg had been fought. During the battle there were around 48,000 casualties from both sides. This battle was not the worst battle of the civil war however it did become one of the most famous battle sites in the U.S. How was The Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in The Civil War? The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil war because of the effects on the nation, the lack of morale in the confederate army, and the amount of casualties dealt to the Confederacy. The Battle Of Gettysburg made an incredible impact on our nation, not just on the day or the year of that the battle took place but forever in our nation's history. In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address he stated “The world will little remember what we say here but it can never forget what they did here today.” Lincoln was right, the little town of Gettysburg became the most famous …show more content…
The Confederacy had only won four battles after their defeat at Gettysburg. According to the map from Document A, in the year of 1864 the Union army had pushed farther into the south/confederate territory and had a great of deal of success in their campaigns in the south. The Confederacy however, made only major movement after their defeat in 1863 at Gettysburg. Showing that The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point because it lowered the morale of the Confederate