In the popular mind, and to battle-minded historians, it is. To strategic-minded historians, it is not. Grant's seizure of Vicksburg at the same time is the strategic turning point, closing the Mississippi to southern traffic, preventing reinforcements and supplies from getting to the armies further east. Gettysburg did shift the initiative from the South to the North in the East.
Gettysburg was considered to be the turning point.
its when the war ended
The July Battle was the turning point of Gettysburg war?
Gettysburg was considered the turning point of the civil war, and that battle went against the South.
The War's Turning Point
The Battle of Gettysburg.
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
the battle of gettysburg
battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was called as such by both sides in the American Civil War. The battle took place from July 1 to July 3, 1863, and resulted in a Union victory.
why was the battle of gettysburg a turning point?