Why Is Gettysburg A Turning Point

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51,103 casualties, one of the bloodiest wars of the civil war, this was the battle that would change the course of the civil war. The Battle of Gettysburg. It had been three years since April 12, 1861, the year the civil war started. The disagreement between the southern and northern states had begun this war and there was nothing the people could do about it. Northern states which would become the union wanted to abolish slavery, but the southern states, which would become the confederates didn’t . The Confederate had been doing well in the war because of all their winnings, but this battle would change all of it. General Robert E. Lee (confederate) had won most battles, including the chancellorsville battle in VA, the battle before this one (background essay). He felt confident, so he decided to attack on Union soil, also known as the northern states, and unfortunately for Lee luck was no longer on his side. This was the turning point of the civil war and it came with a lot of surprises both for the Union and Confederate. From casualties to leadership and hope to geography all this affected the war a lot and changed the path the civil war. …show more content…

Of the 51,103 casualties in the battle of Gettysburg, more than half were the confederate. The union and confederate had about 75,000 soldiers, (background essay) and the battle of Gettysburg was also the battle with the most casualties. The confederate had lost 37% or 28,063 men due to soldiers either killed, wounded, or missing. The union lost 27% or 23,040 men (doc B). Clearly, the south lost much more men than the north and the south didn’t have many men to raft. These losses would impact the confederate a lot because they would not have enough men to fight in future

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