From a little small town to a blood bath, Gettysburg had become a battle with the most casualties during the Civil War. In the summer of 1863, the Civil War had been going on for three years. Times were difficult, and both the Confederate and Union armies needed an end to this horrible war. In various ways, the Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War. The main reasons include the instance number of casualties from both sides, the disadvantages of the Confederate Army, and the determination to end the war.
The reason the Battle of Gettysburg is so important is because of the HUGE number of casualties in such a reserved amount of time. The Union had a total of 23,040 casualties from an army of 918,000 (Doc B). The Confederates amount of soldiers lost ranged from 20,000-25,000 and their army consisted of 278,000 …show more content…
This famous quote, recited by President Abraham Lincoln, was the very first sentence in Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address in November of 1863. At this point of the war, President Lincoln was determined to reunite the nation. By first reminding the nation that the Founding Fathers declared all men are created equal, President Lincoln then goes on to say that now the nation is engaged in a civil war because of the fact that some cannot accept that all men are created equal (Doc D). This powerful speech motivated the Union to put an end the war that so many people died in and reunify the nation. It allowed people to realize that seven thousand men had died in three days and that the war was not helping the nation at all (Doc B). This shows that Gettysburg was a turning point because at his point in the war people were getting tired of hearing about their loved ones deaths and Lincoln knew of this so he decided to give a speech to raise the levels of
The reason the Battle of Gettysburg is so important is because of the HUGE number of casualties in such a reserved amount of time. The Union had a total of 23,040 casualties from an army of 918,000 (Doc B). The Confederates amount of soldiers lost ranged from 20,000-25,000 and their army consisted of 278,000 …show more content…
This famous quote, recited by President Abraham Lincoln, was the very first sentence in Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address in November of 1863. At this point of the war, President Lincoln was determined to reunite the nation. By first reminding the nation that the Founding Fathers declared all men are created equal, President Lincoln then goes on to say that now the nation is engaged in a civil war because of the fact that some cannot accept that all men are created equal (Doc D). This powerful speech motivated the Union to put an end the war that so many people died in and reunify the nation. It allowed people to realize that seven thousand men had died in three days and that the war was not helping the nation at all (Doc B). This shows that Gettysburg was a turning point because at his point in the war people were getting tired of hearing about their loved ones deaths and Lincoln knew of this so he decided to give a speech to raise the levels of