In the short term, Lee retreated in good order to Virginia and Meade failed to conduct a vigorous pursuit. In the Long term, Lee was never able to mount another invasion of the North, and went on a permanent defensive in Virginia, shifting the initiative permanently to the North, in the Eastern Theater of Operations.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a long, gruesome battle. However, it was certainly a turning point that determined the war's eventual outcome. The North, who had been losing most of the important battles, regained morale after coming out as the winner at Gettysburg. It led to the North's win of the war.
It was the dedication to the Union cemetery at Gettysburg this is why he states.........."we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation can long endure." The graves of the fallen dead from the battle were still fresh when he came to dedicate the cemetery. The speech took 2 minutes.
No. George Washington died in 1799, while the Battle of Gettysburg took place in 1863. Besides, Washington was from Virginia, which during the Civil War was part of the Confederacy. The Union commander at Gettysburg was General George MEADE.
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No. The battle that had the highest casualties for one day was Antietam. Gettysburg's 3-day battle was the bloodiest. Shiloh was the first large battle in Spring of 1862 with thousands of casualties. When people read about this, they realized the war would be long and very bloody.
Gettysburg lasted three days from July 1 to July 3, 1863. It depends on what you call long. There were battles that more than a week.
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the battle of gettysburg took 5 months to clean up
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The Battle occured on July 1-3, 1863. The Battle lasted nearly 3 days.
The loss of Stonewall Jackson, after which the Army of Northern Virginia was never the same again. The replacement of Joe Hooker with George Meade, who won the Battle of Gettysburg and then commanded the Army of the Potomac right through to Appomattox.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a long, gruesome battle. However, it was certainly a turning point that determined the war's eventual outcome. The North, who had been losing most of the important battles, regained morale after coming out as the winner at Gettysburg. It led to the North's win of the war.
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The battle of Gettysburg lasted 3 days, July 1, 2, and 3 of 1863.
It was the dedication to the Union cemetery at Gettysburg this is why he states.........."we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation can long endure." The graves of the fallen dead from the battle were still fresh when he came to dedicate the cemetery. The speech took 2 minutes.
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted 3 days, from the 1st of July to the 3rd of July 1863.
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