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The battle of Gettysburg is debated to be the most important battles in the civil, it is debated among scholars who was the most important commander at Gettysburg some say it was General Lee others say it was General Meade who had taken control of the union army three days before the battle. Brigadier General John Buford Was the most significant man at Gettysburg, He was a cavalry commander for the union. He is the most significant in the battle and to the war ending in the favor of the union. John

bravery at the Battle of Gettysburg. Chamberlain’s defense at Little Round Top won the Battle of Gettysburg and saved the Union army from total destruction. Chamberlain was born on September 8, 1828 in Brewer, Maine. He was married to Fanny Adams and had five children. He attended Bowdoin College and graduated in 1852. After he graduated from Bowdoin, he studied theology at Bangor Theological Seminary. Following his graduation from Bangor he returned to Bowdoin College to work as a professor teaching

The Killer Angels is a novel written by Michael Shaara which tells the story of the four day battle of Gettysburg from June 30 and ended July 3, 1863.There were two armies in the novel the Union and the Confederate soliders who eneded up fighting in a town called Gettysburg located in Pennsylvania. In the novel, there are four major characters who were all Generals, General Lee, General Longstreet, General Pickett, and Colonel Chamberlain.The main cause of the war was the confederate wanting to split

The Gettysburg Address by President Abraham Lincoln President Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was made on the November 19, 1863 as part of a dedication ceremony for the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Although he was not the key note speaker that day, he made what is now one of the most important speeches in American history (History.com, 2010). Reflecting on what the Civil War stands for and persuading the people to continue the work of the fallen soldiers. The Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the most important battles in the course of the Civil War, ending a Southern offensive movement that had begun after their victory at Chancellorsville. At Gettysburg, Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain and his regiment, the 20th of Maine, played a vital role in the defense of Little Round Top preventing the Confederate Army from flanking the Union Army. Chamberlain, who left his job as a professor at Bowdoin College to join the war, became a hero after successfully

June 29, 1863, the day before the most memorable battle in history took place. The Battle of Gettysburg would become the major outcome of the Civil War. What happened in the following three days has greatly impacted today's society. The gut renching question topics leaving many historians puzzled is, "what if?" What if certain elements had played out differently, would the outcome of the war still remain the same? What if he decisions made by Generals of both the Union and Confederacy

the most gruesome wars in American History, and the Battle of Gettysburg is considered by most as an incredible turning point of the war. This is due to how the Union brought down the Confederacy’s winning streak, and gave the Confederacy a huge blow to their manpower, supplies, and overall strength to win (Battle of Gettysburg, 1). Robert E. Lee, though a great general throughout the Civil War, was a failure during the Battle Gettysburg because he was not able to get his men to their jobs done in

Kylie Lipscomb Mrs. Meisel English III AP January 9, 2015 Gettysburg Address Analysis On the 19th day of November of 1863, Abraham Lincoln, the President of The Union, delivered a 63 second motivational speech longing to preserve the union towards the soldiers and families of loved ones that would soon uphold the position of democracy. Even though Lincoln’s speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania is the speech that everyone remembers, Lincoln was not the featured speaker that day. That

Four score and seven years ago..." These are the famous words that start Abraham Lincoln 's famous Gettysburg Address from November 19, 1963, which was an inspiring speech regarding equal rights. This speech was delivered during a time when much of the country was at odds on the very topic of slavery and equal rights for all men. In the 1860’s, equal rights were a hot button issue. Slavery was a major point of debate during Lincoln’s run for presidency in 1860. The debate over equal rights and

Anthony Tirone Mr. Campbell AP U.S. History 20 October 2014 Book Review: Killer Angels The novel Killer Angels by Michael Shaara portrays the battle of Gettysburg in all of its glory from the perspective of both the Union and the Confederate soldiers. He told the story of the battle day by day, switching from General to General, and showing an immense amount of insight and research to how things most likely occurred during the heat of battle in July of 1863. Not only did Shaara display various