Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg is considered the High Water Mark because Gettysburg is the farthest point north that the South was able to penetrate, and the defense against it prevented Lee from penetrating any further, but that is based on an outmoded view of Gettysburg's strategic importance. In fact, it is overemphasized, and not a decisive battle strategically.
After it Genral Lee never moved into the North again.
Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg is considered the High Water Mark because Gettysburg is the farthest point north that the South was able to penetrate, and the defense against it prevented Lee from penetrating any further, but that is based on an outmoded view of Gettysburg's strategic importance. In fact, it is overemphasized, and not a decisive battle strategically.
It marked the furthest north the Confederacy penetrated during the war. If they had succeeded in beating the Union forces, they would have been able to head south into Washington DC with little opposition. If that had happened, the results of the war could have been very different.
After it, General Lee never moved into the North again.
It is the northernmost battle, and the South never invaded the North again.
After it, General Lee never moved into the North again.
After it generally never moved into the north
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.
Some romantic historians dubbed Pickett's Charge "The High Water Mark of the Confederacy."
The Battle of Gettysburg can only be called correctly by that name. It does not carry an alternate name as do some other battles such as Bull Run/ Manassass or Antietam/ Sharpsburg. Other names referring to the battle include: The High Water Mark of the Confederacy and The Turning Point of the war. In the case of the latter, that name is still much debated considering other battles of significance can be and are called The Turning Point, namely Antietam and Vicksburg.
Both Antietam and Gettysburg represent the two most serious efforts by the South to bring the war North. By failing to win a decisive victory, the South's chance at winning independence from the North diminished. Some call Gettysburg, the high water mark of the Confederacy. On the same day Pickett's charge failed, Vicksburg also surrendered, from that point onward it was all downhill for the South.
Gettysburg was considered the turning point of the civil war, and that battle went against the South.
After it, General Lee never moved into the North again.
Gettysburg is sometime called the "high water mark of the Confederacy."
After it generally never moved into the north
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The Battle of Gettysburg is often referred to as 'The High Water Mark of the Confederacy'.
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The invasion of Pennsylvania by Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, which led to the 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.
Some romantic historians dubbed Pickett's Charge "The High Water Mark of the Confederacy."
Gettysburg, PA