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    The three-day Battle of Gettysburg, starting on July 1st in 1863, would be known to be one of the most memorable and important battles in history. It would become the major outcome of the Civil War. The day of the outburst of the Battle of Gettysburg was a hot humid day on the first of July. It was between two sides. One side was the Union, which was the Army of Potomac Commanded by General George G. Meade, along with other notable commanders such as John F Reynolds, Winfield Scott Hancock, Daniel

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    The Battle of Gettysburg: Why Was It a Turning Point? July 1, 1863, the bloodiest battle on American soil was just beginning, this battle would be known as The Battle of Gettysburg. This three day battle commenced with Confederate attack led by General Robert E. Lee, on the north of the small town of Gettysburg. Union President, Abraham Lincoln had appointed George Meade as Union commander to counter coming attacks in Gettysburg. This battle would involve other Confederate attacks, ending with

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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the civil war because the union got the victory and that gave them a big advantage over the Confederate. In the late summer of 1863 Confederate general, Robert. E. Lee, had a plan to invade union territory. He explained his plan to President Jefferson Davis but, he never liked it. Even though President Jeff never agreed with him, General Lee still went with his plan to invade the north. News spread to the north of

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    Battle of Gettysburg By Jose Meza Alejandro Cruz Gabriel Espinoza Daniel Partida Anthony Aldrete Introduction The Battle of Gettysburg involved (who’s)Union’s army lead by George Meade and Confederate’s army lead by Robert E. Lee. George Meade, was born december 31, 1815 in Cadiz, Spain. Robert E. lee was born January 19, 1807 in Stratford Hall, VA. The Battle of Gettysburg was a way to try and stop Confederate general, Robert E. Lee from the second invasion of the north. It also occurred as a

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    Dayvuone Pharr Mrs. Smith-Arrants English III 17 December 2014 The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles in the civil war. The after affect was devastating it affected many people lives three months after the war President Abraham Lincoln granted the Gettysburg address, while many citizens attended the ceremony. During the American civil war in 1861 through 1865 the commander of the Confederate Army in Northern Virginia; Robert E. Lee had several victories

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    Dbq Liberty And Equality

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    Unit 8C: Liberty and Equality After the battle now known the Gettysburg On November 19,1863 Abraham Lincoln he gave an important speech .The title of this speech is the "Gettysburg Address". The author is Abraham Lincoln. The Genre of this is a speech. The one who wrote the Gettysburg Address were the founding fathers. Abraham Lincoln wrote this speech to let people know that were fighting for a war. Many people were fighting for the war which is the Civil War. There are men that were fighting

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    Gettssburg Speech

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    Gettssburg Address, and it was the most famous speech in both American and world history. The success of the Gettysburg Address come from different aspects, both in political aspects and its society constructive power. As a speech, Gettssburg Address has achieved its purpose both in political aspect and speech aspect. For political purpose, it was delivered after the Gettysburg Battle, the north needs people to hold together and against the south, as it was expected, after this address people was

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    Gettysburg Essay

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    Gettysburg Living in close proximity to Gettysburg, I have spent many weekends of my childhood hiking through the numerous acres of woods on Culp’s Hill, climbing the gigantic boulders in Devil’s Den, and tramping through the marshes of Plum Run. Enjoying the scenic beauty is just the beginning as to what Gettysburg has to offer. However, why is Gettysburg so important to us all as Americans? What made this small town so famous that tens of thousands of tourists from all over the globe come

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    The Battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle fought in the American Civil War. This is because this battle was a major turning point in the war between the North and South. The commanding southern General Robert E. Lee was in charge of the southern forces and was slowly working his way up north to try to attack the capital of the North. Every general Lee faced along the way failed to stop him and his army, this spread panic an worry throughout the North. To stop Lee, President Lincoln assigned

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    Why The Battle of Gettysburg Was a Turning Point in the Civil War The Battle of Gettysburg is the most recognizable battle throughout the every other battle in all of the Civil War. It had the most casualties out of any battle within the Civil War with 46,000 to 51,100 people between both armies together. The Battle of Gettysburg took place on the third of the Civil War (Background Essay) and both sides of the war , The Union and The Confederacy, were in a deadly stalemate at the time. The Civil

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