Gettysburg Address

enemy - of making the war so costly for the Union that the northern states would end the war (Carlson). Lee was forced into the war of attrition he feared and eventually cornered in a unwinnable siege around Richmond (Hawks). Without the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War could have come to a much different conclusion, and seemed well on the way to a Confederate victory at one point (Rapp). Lee desperately needed to win a battle in the East so General Ulysses S. Grant could not capture…

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1, 1863 to July 3, 1863. This battle was fought by the Union and Confederate soldiers in and around Gettysburg. Gen. Robert E. Lee got his army into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and waited for General George G. Meade’s soldiers to approach. The early Union success faltered as the Confederates pushed against the Iron Brigade and exploited a weak Federal line at Barlow’s Knoll. The following day Lee striked the…

The Battle of Gettysburg: Why Was It a Turning Point? The Battle of Gettysburg was a major battle of the Civil War that took place between July 1st and July 3rd, 1863. This battle happened in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, after the Confederate troops began invading Union territory. The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point because morale and momentum shifted. According to Document C, General Robert E Lee wrote, “I therefore, in all sincerity, request Your Excellency to take measures to supply my…

Civil War bang bang Trip “The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.” -Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg address. We’ve all heard this one before-it’s from the Gettysburg address, a speech made during the civil war. That is exactly what I want to talk to you about, the civil war. More specifically I want to talk about what it meant, and what happened. I think it matters for you, a high school student, to see the sites of the battles…

most important battle during the Civil War was the Battle of Gettysburg. While the first encounter leading this battle was in Chancellorsville which was easily dominated by the South in eventually led the Southern troops to Northern Virginia to this famous battle. This was a battle that took place over three days in the small Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg on July 1, 1863. Led by General George Gordon Meade the Battle of Gettysburg was turning point of the civil war, which successfully…

Battle of Gettysburg: Turning Point for the U.S. After Lee’s victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville,Virginia, in May 1863, Lee wanted to lead his Confederate army in their second invasion of the North the Gettysburg Campaign. Lee wanted to threaten Northern cities, weaken the North’s appetite for war and, especially win a major battle on Northern soil. Maj. Gen. Meade moved the Northern army between Lee and Washington D.C. When Lee found out the Meade was in Pennsylvania, Lee…

How the Rebels Could Have Won Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the most influential turning point of the Civil War, and involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war. It is indisputable that regardless of the outcome, significant amounts of lives would have been lost in this unexpected battle between the Union and Confederate Armies. However, if certain intelligence factors were different, would there have been an alternative outcome to the battle? The objective of this…

The Battle of Gettysburg was an astonishing three days of fighting, some of the biggest battles occurred in these days. There is a lot of history about how the Union took control of the battle on day two until the war ended. Major General George Meade lead the Union and General Longstreet lead the Confederates, each had a great impact during the war. In the morning before fighting started, both sides were getting into position for the battles that day. There was absolutely no fighting the…

God’s and Generals depiction of Civil War On November 19, 1863 President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address after the ending of the Gettysburg War, which ended the Civil War as a whole. It can be said that the Civil War erupted due to the disagreement between states as it relates to slavery. The Gettysburg War was fought between the Union (the North) and the Confederates (the South). The Union wanted to do away with slavery and let African Americans have choices on where, how, and who…

Robert E. Lee Robert E. Lee was a General in the Confederate army and led the south in fighting the Union army in the American Civil War. He was a seasoned general, in fact, he could’ve even led the Union army if he took the offer up from President Lincoln. Before he decided to lead the south, he had thought long and hard because he didn’t really see a purpose for there to be a war centered around slavery. But with his ties to Virginia, he decided to go ahead and lead the Confederates in the…