Gettysburg: Turning Point Of The American Civil War

Even though the battle of Gettysburg isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the Civil War, it was still one of the main reasons why we have slavery rights. The Civil War started in 1860, late spring. President Jefferson Davis of the Confederate, devised a plan to invade the North, which led to the Gettysburg battle in 1863. Some reasons why Gettysburg was a turning point in the war was because of the loss of leadership and generals of the South and the inspirational speech that Abraham Lincoln gave to the North.

     The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North, and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3, 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the bloodiest multi-day battle ever fought in United States history. At the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union claimed victory, and they would use this psychological advantage throughout the rest of the Civil War.

Gettysburg, the Devastating Battle Would you want to be fighting, hearing a shot, then a flesh ripping sound, then you're on the ground, blinking and losing vision while you slowly bleeding out? The year 1863 was now the start to the third year of the Civil War. President Davis and Robert E Lee add a plan, a plan to invade the north. By middle June, Lee's army will Crossing to Southern Pennsylvania.

This most important Civil War Battle occurred over three summer days, July 1 - July 3 1863, around the small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It began as not that big of a deal but by the time it ended, there were 160,000 Americans. Before the battle, a lot major cities in the North such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and even Washington D.C, were under threat of attack from General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia which had crossed the Potomac River and marched into Pennsylvania. The Union Army of the Potomac under its new commander, General George G. Meade, marched to intercept Lee. ( Jeffry D. Wert)

After the first day of the three-day Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee was ahead after the Union troops retreated. Two days later, at the end of the battle, it was Lee and his army who had retreated after more than half of the Confederate Army had been killed, missing, and been injured. After Lee won against the Union Army, in Chancellorsville, he marched the Confederate Army into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. The Union was already there. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three long, bloody days.

The battle of Gettysburg was a very big turning point for the Civil War. The south was winning the Civil War so far until the battle of Gettysburg. The battle of Gettysburg was one of the most bloodiest battles in the civil war it lasted for 3 days. Once the battle of Gettysburg was over the North won the battle and started winning the Civil War. Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War because the south loses momentum and it proves Lee can be beat.

There are various turning points in the nineteenth century. One being the battle of Gettysburg during the civil war. During this three day battle, the confederates tried to take the town of Gettysburg in the north, but fail to do so. The confederates, led by Robert E. Lee, lost several of their own men with in this battle, but so did the Union which outnumbered the southern forces. Since the Union forces won the battle in Gettysburg, they were capable of triggering a turning point in the war and then a turning point in the United States.

One reason why Gettysburg was a turning point in the war was that of the major loss of life on the South’s side. Both sides lost major amounts of people at Gettysburg, but because of the smaller number of soldiers on the South’s side, they felt it more. The North had a greater number of men when the arrived at Gettysburg, and they left with a greater number of soldiers still alive. With smaller number the South can’t fight as effectively nor can it overtake the North by force….Confederate soldier killed:2600-4500, Union Soldiers killed:3155…...

THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG In the late spring of 1863, the Civil War had been happening for about two years. Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General, had just won a battle against a Brigade that was double the size of his own unit. The next step was to travel and invade the North. This step was already approved by Jefferson Davis, the Confederate States of America's president.

The Battle of Gettysburg was a huge war in a little town. It changed the course of the Civil War and can be said and supported as the “turning point” in the war as well. As the red hot Confederate troops, fresh off of seven straight victories, and the torn apart Union army, go at it in Gettysburg, the ending is unbelievable, as the Union pull away with the victory. Why was Gettysburg a turning point though? There are many great reasons, that can be supported with proof and evidence. Three main reasons stick out, though: the Union’s surprisingly less amount of casualties, the morale boost of the Union and the decrease of the Confederacy, and the Union finally changed from defense to offense at the right time. Due to these three reasons, The

The Battle of Gettysburg was not only the bloodiest battle of The Civil War but it was also the turning point which led to a victory for the Union and The Army of the Potomac. The battle lasted 3 days, July 1, 1863 – July 3, 1863 and totaled 51,000 casualties. The Union casualties during the battle numbered 23,000, while the Confederates had lost around 28,000 men. The 28,000 men lost by the Confederates was a third of Robert E. Lee’s Army. The aftermath of the battle marked the final time the Confederates and the Army of Northern Virginia laid foot in the North.

There are many instances in which Family members fought on opposing sides of the war, for example: the Culp Family from Pennsylvania, Crittenden Family from Kentucky. Even President Lincoln’s wife had members of her family that fought on opposing sides. This is the perfect example of people fighting for their own cause not just because there was a line drawn on a map. Before the Battle of Gettysburg even started many soldiers had fought side by side in multiple battles as US Soldiers, where many friendships were born. Once the Confederacy was established in 1861 many soldiers began to choose sides based on where they were from. Southerners returned back to their homes to fight for the Confederacy while others regardless where they were from stayed to fight for the Union even if it was against their family’s beliefs or even their own for that fact because they were loyal the Union.

The battle of Gettysburg took place between July 1st - 3rd 1963. In the May of 1963 Lee had been given the go ahead for a north invasion. Lee hoped that a victory in the north would help increase the peace movement which was gathering some support there. This, along with the weakening of the Union army, may initiate talks of surrender by the Federal Army. On June 30th come of the Confederate army marched into the town of Gettysburg but wee driven back by a Union cavalry which was already there. So, the next day the Confederates attacked with more force, with troops from the wast, north and east. This drove the Union army back and up onto Cemetery Hill. This however, resulted in giving the Union a good position for defence. On July 2nd Lee ordered more attacks and an attempt to storm Cemetery Hill. This was unsuccessful, but resulted in 9,000 casualties. At 1.00pm on July 3rd Confederates opened fire on the Federal line and major duel continued for two hours. Then the infantry moved forward which is known as "Pickett 's Charge" . The Confederate army was driven back and the battle was considered a Union victory. The battle left the Confederates with around 28,000 casualties and the Union with

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most famous battles of the Civil War. The battle was fought from July 1 to July 3 near Gettysburg. The famous battle was between Robert Lee and his Northern Virginia Army and George Meade and the North's Army of the Potomac, The Union. The original leader of the Army of the Potomac was General Joseph Hooker, but President Lincoln relieved Hooker of his duties and named Meade the new General of the Army. Many soldiers died from both sides during this battle and that is the reason it is known as one of the bloodiest battles. The Battle of Gettysburg was General Robert Lee's second attempt at invading the North and there was a definite aftermath to this battle.

“Death created the modern American union, not just by ensuring national survival, but by shaping enduring national structures and commitments. The work of death was Civil War America 's most fundamental and most demanding undertaking”— Drew Gilpin Faust. Death in the Civil War was indeed a principle in creating the America we know and love today. This was the bloodiest war in United States military history. Within the war was the Battle of Gettysburg, a battle that was engulfed in massive suffering and loss of life. July first through the third 1863, A rural town in the eastern United States, Gettysburg Pennsylvania, is host to the largest, most fierce, battle ever to occur on American soil. At the start, Rumors were circulating that Lee was marching his army over the Potomac river and into southern Pennsylvania. Eventually, solid military intelligence confirmed this, and with an equally sized army, under the command of Gen. George G. Meade, the Union began on a collision course with the confederate army, and so began the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was a turning point because, the south’s morale declined while the north’s increased; northern casualties were lower than the south’s; and the north gained a geographical advantage from the battle.