It would have to be Gettysburg... many people have there own arguments about what battle but if you take into account the damage the battle cost the army of northern virgina it almost is hard to look at other battles without thinking what if something was different on july 3rd? if the rebels won the day or even had a stalemate they were prepared to send a letter of truce to washington dc... if that letter was meet with a stalemate or victory on union soil the war may have ended with America in 2
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The Battle of Gettysburg was considered one of the most important confrontations of the Civil War because it was the bloodiest battle of the War. This specific war was important also because it lasted only three days. The Battle of Gettysburg began on July 1‚ 1863 and involved around 165‚000 men and ended on July 3‚ 1863 with over 50‚000 casualties. Of the casualties‚ around 23‚000 were Union soldiers and around 28‚000 were Confederates. This three day battle was the largest battle ever fought on
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Prior to converging on Gettysburg Lee had given Gen. Ewell orders to march on Harrisburg (Gottfried‚ 2010). The order to pull Ewell back from his attack on Harrisburg in order to march on Gettysburg was a result of information gaps which were normally filled by Stuart’s cavalry. Lee had believed the Army of the Potomac was still south of the Potomac River. He ordered Generals Ewell and Longstreet to converge on Gettysburg in an effort to force the Union Army northward‚ across
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The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the largest conflicts between the Confederacy and the Union in the Civil War. It was a major turning point in the war that took the lives of many soldiers. This battle lasted three days‚ from July 1st to July 3rd at Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. During the first day of the battle‚ the Confederate forces attacked and took control over Gettysburg‚ which was previously held by the Union. After a bloody day of battling‚ the Union armies were forced to retreat to the high
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Annotated Bibliography: The Battle of Gettysburg Andrews‚ J.C. "The Press Reports." Pennsylvania History. no. 2 (1964): 176-198. In this article‚ the battle’s aftermath in the form of press reports is explored. This is useful for seeing the influence of the battle‚ and how people reacted to it. The author argues that the history of Pennsylvania is influenced by the Battle of Gettysburg because local towns and families suffered through the destruction and pain it caused. It presents me with information
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The Battle of Gettysburg‚ fought from July 1 to July 3‚ 1863‚ is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. It was fought in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ in Adams County. The battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle ever fought in North America. The Union had about 82‚000 troops‚ while the confederates had about 75‚000. The Union general was George G. Meade‚ and the confederate general was Robert E. Lee. It was fought from July 1-3‚ 1863. In May 1863‚ Robert E. Lee’s
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The Battle of Gettysburg‚ one of the most well-known battles of the civil war‚ was considered to be one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the civil war. It is thought to be one of the most decisive battles because the Confederacy marched into the north after a victory but were then beat and forced to retreat‚ after this they never fully recovered eventually leading to the Union winning. In the 3 days it lasted some where between 46‚000 and 50‚000 casualties occurred‚ 8‚000 of those being
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Battle of Gettysburg Fact Sheet 1) General Robert E. Lee was in overall command with Generals Longstreet‚ Hill‚ Ewell‚ Heth‚ Pickett‚ Stuart and others in charge of different units. (Confederates) 2) General Meade was in overall command with Generals Buford‚ Reynolds‚ Doubleday‚ Hancock and others in charge of different units. (Union) 3) There were 95‚000 Union troops involved and 75‚000 Confederate troops involved. 4) There were about 23‚040 Union casualties and 22‚000 to
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The Role of Jeb Stuart in the Battle of Gettysburg The Civil War is sometimes said to be the second war of American independence. This war was a nation fighting itself‚ North versus South‚ each side fighting for what they believed in. America suffered many tragedies from the war‚ but it also brought new advancements in technology and medicine‚ as well as battle strategy. The Battle of Gettysburg is often said to be the turning point of the Civil War. This battle was a major win for the Union‚ as
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The Battle of Gettysburg was just one of the many battles fought throughout the Civil War (Civil War Facts). To summarize‚ the Civil War was a four-year battle between the Union-North and the Confederate-South. Although there are multiple causes of the war‚ the main cause is the different beliefs on slavery. The Union-North believed the national government should have the power to prohibit slavery in territories that have not yet been named states. On the contrary‚ the Confederate South believed
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