The Battle At Gettysburg: The Southern Account

Today, the Battle of Gettysburg is considered one of the most important battles of the American Civil War. However, with 23,049 casualties on the Union side and 28,063 on the Confederate side, it can also be considered one of the bloodiest (Civil War Trust). Such heavy losses naturally rattled the entire nation and Americans on both sides began to question the war and what it stood for. As Americans gathered together at the consecration ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery, the much acclaimed orator and politician Edward Everett delivered what was meant to be the Gettysburg Address. Yet, today, it is not Edward Everett’s Gettysburg Address that the world remembers, but Abraham Lincoln’s, who was invited to the ceremony almost as an afterthought. Lincoln’s 272 words helped remake America by giving hope to its citizens at a time when they were at their lowest.

Americans had been engaged in a Civil War which had been begun in April of 1861 with shots fired on a fort in South Carolina. In the summer of 1863 in a small town called Gettysburg, there would be a fierce battle fought between the Union Army of the Potomac led by General George G. Meade and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee. The events of the battle would overcome the losses suffered by the Union and put the Confederacy on the run. “Over 165,000 men would converge, and before the fighting ended, the ground would run red with blood. The battle was fierce, and the casualties proved it. But the casualties that resulted would not be in vain, at least for the Union; the formidable power

Major Reynolds reached the point three miles south of Gettysburg. One of the staff officers told him that the Confederates advanced Chambersburg Pike. Major Reynolds hurried toward a town that was a half a mile on horseback, where a

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the American Civil War because the Confederate morale declined while the Union’s dramatically increased. “I have seen and heard

On July 1-3, 1863 in the town of Gettysburg Pennsylvania, Confederate and Union armies compile 50,000 a causalities in what would be the deadliest battle of the Civil War and American History. Major General George Meade of the Union Army of the Potomac and General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia turning point of the Civil War with a decisive victory of the Union. Costly missed opportunities and lack of intelligence lead to failure by the Confederate army and Union Army’s resilience of defense on the high ground of the Hills of Gettysburg tell the story of the Battle.

The Battle of Gettysburg brought the dueling North and South together to the small town of Gettysburg and on the threshold of splitting the Union. Gettysburg was as close as the United States got to Armageddon and The Killer Angels gives the full day-to-day account of the battle that shaped America’s future. Michael Shaara tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the generals and men involved in the action of the battle. The historical account of the Battle of Gettysburg gives the reader a chance to experience the battle personally and not the history book manner taught in schools. A historical novel gives the facts straightforward and provides no commentary by the people involved in history. The

During the first phase the National Cemetery was built in Gettysburg for the creation of a proper burial of their now dead sons, brothers, and husbands. David Wills, a local attorney, purchased twelve acres on behalf of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the creation of a proper burial of their now dead sons, brothers, or husbands. Wills selected the high ground of Cemetery Hill, a key piece of terrain that had figured prominently as part of the union battle line. After the National Cemetery was built a veteran of the Union Army and now New York Representative Daniel E. Sickles introduced a bill to congress. On December 06, 1984 Daniel Sickles, introduced H.R. 8096 with little debate on February 11, 1895 Congress approved an act to establish a National Military Park at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Popularly called the Sickles Bill, this legislation established the federal park boundary at 3,331.5 acres. The Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association (GBMA) deeded its 522 acres to the federal government, which this formally established Gettysburg National Military as the fourth Civil War battlefield

With Hollywood producers jumping all over the idea of making historical wars and battles come to life on the big screen, many times fabricated and over-the-top details are added to enhance the overall plots. Keeping this in mind, I analyzed the movie Gettysburg, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, for historical accuracies. The battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle in American history, many movies have been made to re-enact the horrors that unraveled within those days; however, many of them are incorrect. The movie Gettysburg, directed by Ronald F. Maxwell, seems to be mostly accurate with the historical events. The defense of Little Round Top was a pivotal moment within the battle of Gettysburg, the winner of this skirmish would decide

Why Was The Battle At Gettysburg a Turning Point in The Civil War? The Battle at Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War because of the impact it had on American history. The Battle at Gettysburg occurred three years into the Civil War on July 1-3 1863, marking a turning point well known today. The Battle at Gettysburg was one that was both good and bad for the Union and the Confederate armies.

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 brought the dueling North and South together to the small town of Gettysburg and on the threshold of splitting the Union. Gettysburg was as close as the United States got to Armageddon and The Killer Angels gives this full day-to-day account of the battle that shaped America’s future. Michael Shaara author of “The Killer Angels,” tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of generals Robert E. Lee, Joshua Chamberlain, James Longstreet, and John Buford, and the other men involved in the action of the battle. The historical account of the Battle of Gettysburg gives the reader a chance to experience the battle personally and not the history book manner taught in schools. The feelings and inner-thoughts of each General and the conditions of the battle are seen, heard, and felt by the reader in the historical account. Shaara takes historical license with letters, the words of the men, and documents written during the four hellish days of the battle. Shaara also avoids historical opinion and provides his own opinion towards the Civil War and the people.

On July 1st, 1863, what began as a small battle between the Union and Confederate sides of the Civil War near the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and by its end would turn out to be one of the bloodiest to ever take place on American soil, woke the people of the small town and sent fear throughout its civilians. Though it took many lives, it would be one of the major turning points for the Union side.

The Battle of Gettysburg, within the writings of Michael Shaara, is written in a narrative form retelling the events of the battle giving the reader the ability to visualize each scene as it unfolded in the past. The Battle of Gettysburg can be defined as the turning event during the Civil War. One of the bloodiest battles fought on American soil, Shaara explains the Battle of Gettysburg through the brutality the war brought. The Confederates fought on the offensive side and the Union defended the high ground. The foretelling of these events is told through the eyes and minds of the Generals, Colonels, and soldiers. In The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara explains in detail the plans, the execution of those plans, and how the soldiers reacted during each day. Shaara explains the means to which men will justify their actions during war to use tactics that show glory and how the idea of winning leads to a blindness towards other possibilities. He justifies this claim by giving an insight into the feelings and justification for the actions between the Union and the Confederates, the emotions of the Generals and Colonels to emphasize the reality of war, and the impact an offensive assault from the Confederates had on the morale of the Confederate and Union armies.

The causalities kept rising, but by the end of the day neither the North nor the South had gained any significant advantage over one another. The third day at Gettysburg would prove to be the gruesome and pivotal one. On the third day, the south pushed the north to the east of Cemetery Hill. This position that the South were in was the closest they'd find themselves to achieving independence from the North. General George Pickett and his men made a strong charge at the federals; all the while they were heavily bombarding them with their artillery.

The article I read was The American Civil War Battle Of Gettysburg, from http://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_gettysburg.php. The battle took place in the town of gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle was one of the most important battles for the civil war in the north. Robert E. Lee invaded the north and was also trying to defeat the Union army once and for all. The Union army held him off and made him retreat. That was a major turning point in the war. The Confederate Army had been led by General Robert E. Lee with General’s Longstreet and Pickett. The Union Army had been led by General George Meade.