Gettysburg

The battle of Gettysburg lasted for 3 days July 1­3, 1863. In and around the town of Gettysburg and Pennsylvania,but the Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. It started on July 1,1863 and ended July 3,1863.General Robert E. Lee waited the approach of Union General George G. Meades forces.On July 1, early Union success faltered as the Confederates fault back against the Iron Brigade and exploited a small federal line at Barlos knoll the following day saw Lee strike the…

GETTYSBURG Introduction The Civil war began in 1861 and ended in 1865 during this time there were many significant battles. Prior to General Robert E. Lee’s advancement north into the Union’s territory the Union Army has unsuccessfully attacked the Confederate Army several times. General Robert E. Lee takes the Confederate Army and marches north. The battle of Gettysburg takes place from July 1, 1863 to July 3 1863 in a small town called Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee is leading the…

After the long hard-fought, battle Abraham Lincoln gave a very necessary speech titled "Gettysburg Address." Lincoln's speech was about how the people should help make the founding father's statement true. The people that did believe that all men are created equal, they were young men's that had a big soul to fight in that war to succeed what our founding fathers stated. Young men had the guts go out in the battlefield and fight for their rights of being free and be treated equally. Ultimately,…

The syntax found in “The Gettysburg Address” (1863) by Abraham Lincoln is contained within only ten potent sentences providing a rich variety of mostly compound-complex sentences and peppered with simple sentences. By using this syntax structure, he is nebulous to the meaning or interpretation. However, he garnishes it with clauses, phrases, balanced sentences, repetition, rhyme, rhythm, poetry, and paradoxes. Syntax is not only nebulous, but it zealously guards the rules and yet gambles with…

become divided. It is even documented that President Lincoln’s wife had relatives battling one another. During the Battle of Gettysburg the Culp family from Pennsylvania and the Crittenden family from Kentucky experienced this division first hand. To them loyalty meant more than a line drawn on a map. Five generations of the Culp family lived in the small town of Gettysburg. Henry Culp was owner of the farm known as Culp’s Hill. There are many variations of the extended family member’s…

That November day in 1863 was undoubtedly filled with many emotions to begin with, but somehow Lincoln managed to bring forth even more from his audience. In particular, the speech was being given on the very ground that the bloody battle of Gettysburg had been fought on just four months earlier. Lincoln had intended on delivering this speech in order to tell the people that this battlefield would be turned into a cemetery for those fallen in battle. But with the civil war still raging on, he…

Taylor In Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, he is addressing the country, it’s people, and it’s soldiers that were fighting in the Civil War at the time. Within his speech, Lincoln has included some anaphoras, specifically towards the end when he states “...that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”. This is an anaphora as he is repeating the phrase “the people” three times in the same sentence. He is using this technique to persuade his…

The Battle of Gettysburg, from http://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_gettysburg.phpAmerican I read about the The battle took place on July 1-3 1863 Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Robert E Lee invaded the north, the north held him off. That was a huge turn around in the war. Robert E Lee lead the south’s army. The north was lead by General George.The battle ended up taking place over three days, the south outnumbered the north and caused them to retire through the town of Gettysburg. On the first…

What comes to mind when you hear the Battle of Gettysburg? Some might say Pickett’s Charge, Buford’s defense, or Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. However, one of the more important events was Joshua Chamberlain’s defense and bayonet charge on Little Round Top. On July 2nd, 1863, on the far left Union flank, stood Joshua Chamberlain and his 20th Maine. Had the Confederate broke through, they would have outflanked the Union, ultimately winning Gettysburg. Chamberlain defended Little Round Top by…

Many Americans concur that the Gettysburg Address is world famous, broadcasted from a tall man in a black suit wearing a top hat, standing over the depthless graves of the brave men who lost their lives in battle. That man, President Lincoln spoke only ten sentences to affirm his goal to reunite the nation on a day that would be remembered and taught to students for more than 150 years to come. Some contend Lincoln’s speech was too short especially, during a time when the American people needed…