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Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was a three-day battle (July 1 to 3, 1863) that was considered to be the turning point in the American Civil War. It stands as the greatest battle in America.
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What famous wars or battles were fought in Hawaii?
there were 6 wars fought in Hawaii because they are part of the country and every state is with the country. Remember i is ''One for all'' and ''All for one''!!!!!!!!!!
Why did the north side win the civil war?
A combination of a greater population to draw manpower from, combined with more industrial capacity to produce war materials, and the ability to blockade the Southern ports to reduce imports of all kinds.
The Southern forces were never able to overcome their lack of supplies and materials, such as cannon and gunpowder.
Bravery alone cannot carry the day.
AnswerThe south never lost a battle because of lack of supplies. They used the surrounding land and farms for resources. James Mckie 8th Grade Georgia History Student Fitzgerald, Georgia Where the North and South met arm in arm.But lead, gunpowder, rifles, and cannon don't grow on farms. The South attacked at Gettysburg in an attempt to capture a SHOE factory.
The Fallacy of the Shoe FactoryThere never was a shoe factory in Gettysburg. Or even in the area. There were no more shoes in Gettysburg than any other town in Pennsylvania.4G Grandson, Pvt Henry Stephens, Company D, 137th VNYI, wounded on Culp's Hill, Gettysburg
However, Confederate general Robert E. Lee badly needed shoes for his soldiers, and he went to Gettysburg because he had heard there was a supply of shoes there. They had a skirmish with Union troops which it escalated into the Battle of Gettysburg as forces from both sides joined the fight.
Who was the confederate leader at Gettysburg?
The Federal Amy of the Potomac was commanded by Major General George G. Mead.
The Confederate Army of Northern Virginia was Commanded by General Robert E. Lee.
What did both sides hope to accomplish in the Antietam battle?
Lee wanted to invade the North, to assert the credibility of the Confederacy as a battle-winner and a viable nation, to impress the British, who were close to sending military aid.
McClellan was trying to stop him, and hopefully to destroy his army.
What battle of the US Civil War had the most casualties?
The Chinese Civil War between the Nationalist and the Communists had a staggering death toll, deaths from starvation and disease exceeded by far the number killed by direct hostile action. This war was caught in between the end of World War One and 1950.
What is the place where the first battle of the civil war took place?
The first land battle of the Civil War took place at the First Battle of Bull Run (First Battle of Manassas) near Manassas Junction, Virginia on July 21, 1861.
This followed the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumpter (Charleston, South Carolina) on April 12, 1861, along with the capture of other Union forts on the Atlantic coast of the South.
Did the Emancipation Proclamation end the Civil War?
No.
Most people think the slave trade is long gone; an anachronism. Sadly, that's not the case. There are currently about 600,000-800,000 slaves internationally, of which about 17,500 are in the United States.
Some make garments. Some (more than 40%) are forced sex trade workers.
If you think you're not part of the problem, check out where your clothes were made. Someone I worked with had parents who were slaves in a Chinese factory - they lived there, shopped there, and worked there. Their shifts started and ended when their foreman said it was time.
The sugar, chocolate, and diamond trades are notorious for using child slave labour.
A few links:
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20061101faessay85609/ethan-b-kapstein/the-new-global-slave-trade.html
http://www.foreignaffairs.org/20070501faletters86368/ronald-weitzer/the-facts-about-the-slave-trade.html
What was the turning point of the civil war us?
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The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the war.
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It is arguable as to what was the turning point of the American Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg certainly is among the top three. My opinion is the Battle of Antietam was the foremost turning point. Lee's failure to achieve victory here ended the Confederate hope of European intervention on their behalf. Second choice would be the fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi on July 4th 1863. This split the Confederacy in half, therefore losing the supplies available from Texas and Arkansas. Third would be Gettysburg. Hereafter Lee would be unable to carry out offensive action of this magnitude.
When did Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg address on what day?
Lincoln delivered the speech on November 19, 1863
Great battles in the civil war?
Battle of Antietam--(1862)
Battle of Shiloh--(1862)
Battle of Vicksburg--(May 19, 1863)
54th Massachusetts Infantry attacks Fort Wagner--(March 13, 1863)
Sherman takes over Atlanta--(1864)
Sherman takes over Savannah--(November 1864)
Grant surrounds Lee's army in Richmond--(April 1865)
Fort Wagner attack resulted in a Confederate victory...
Gettysburg, July, 1863, was a Union victory.
Where was the bloodiest civil war battle fought during the American civil war?
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought July 1-3, 1863, was the bloodiest battle of the US Civil War. It produced over 50,000 casualties in dead, wounded, and missing combined between the two armies. The Confederacy lost 4,000 killed while the Union suffered 3,155 dead.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg the bloodiest day in america?
The battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and not the bloodiest day, because it lasted three days: from July 1 through July 3,1865. The bloodiest single-day battle was Antietam in September of 1862.
Did the confederate army win or the union army?
The Union is thought to have won the US Civil War / War of Northern Aggression, but really there was no true winner. The Union had lost considerably more troops, and the economy of the South had been destroyed. There was not a big call for slavery by that time. Freed slaves decided to stay on to work for pay or for housing and food and amenities that were offered on the former plantations; most became sharecroppers.
Robert E. Lee, who inherited the command of the Southern armies, decided to end the war because there was an enormous loss of property, life, buildings and housing for not only Southern civilians, but Northern as well. Many lost everything they had and had to start over, if they hadn't already starved to death.
Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865 led to the eventual end of fighting and the beginning of Reconstruction. Abraham Lincoln's assassination meant that the Radicals in Congress controlled the process, with occupation and military governments in the South until 1877.
What was the strategic importance of Vicksburg?
Vicksburg's location was strategic because it sat on a 200-foot bluff above the Mississippi River. Capturing Vicksburg would sever the Trans-Mississippi Confederacy from that east of the Mississippi River and open the river to Northern traffic along its entire length.
What did the Union hope to accomplish in the Battle of Gettysburg?
The primary role of the Union Army of Potomac was to protect the Nation's capitol. When General Lee made his move towards Pennsylavnia, he used Gen. Jeb Stuart's cavalry division to conceal his movements. When the Union discovered Lee had slipped away, they began their pursuit to locate him by moving north and east. This movement would keep them between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the cities of Baltimore and Washington, DC. Some say that the armies converged on Gettysburg by accident. The facts does not support this. The Confederates had picked Gettysburg or Harrisburg as the location of their expedition. General Meade had chosen to move in this area and sent his 1st and 11th Corps in that direction.
What did the union gain out of winning the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg?
A great deal - made more welcome, as the news of both victories was announced on the Fourth of July.
The fall of Vicksburg liberated the Mississippi, and spelt the end of the war in the West, cutting off all Confederates on the right bank of the river.
The Confederate defeat at Gettysburg put an end to Lee's hopes of invading Pennsylvania, gaining credibility abroad, and threatening Washington DC.
For what profession in the US was the civil war a turning point?
For battle-centered historians, Gettysburg rules; for strategy-centered historians, Vicksburg was the key.
What 2 states in which most battles occurred during the civil war?
Virginia with more than a 100 or maybe more than 200 battles! It was the home to a lot of Civil War battles because of it's place. It is right between the North and South (Union and Confederacy) therefore is an easy battle area. The first battle, the battle of Bull Run, was fought in Virginia, although, the last battle was not. Virginia had seceded from the Union later than most states, mainly because there were a lot of debating. Virginia (or rather the confederacy) was home to a lot of famous generals such as Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and Robert E. Lee.
In addition, the fact that each sides capitol city was a mere 100 miles apart seemed to accentuate the need for conflicts in order to place pressure on each side of the war.
How tall was George Armstrong Custer?
Conscensus among historians was that Custer was around 5' 11" tall. The average height of his 7th Cavalry soldiers was 5' 7".
Where was the battle of prarie grove fought?
The actual battle was a stalemate since neither Union nor Confederate forces were able to dislodge their opponents but the effective winner was the Union since they had less need to advance than the Confederate forces had to drive them out. The Union forces were actually dangerously divided and if the Confederate offensive had succeeded it might have destroyed the Union forces in northern Arkansas and opened the way for the Confederate forces to advance into southern Missouri.
Who won the Gettysburg civil war fight?
The Union won this battle.
This topic is greatly debated among historians even until today as to who the Victor of Gettysburg was. Now the common answer is that the Union army of the Potomac commanded by Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade had won the battle simply because Gen. Robert E. Lee decided to retreat, but when the battle is analyzed, it clearly states that General Lee was the victor. On July 1st he had successfully destroyed 2 corps the union I and VI, and although he didn't hold the high ground, he still none the less pushed back the union army. On July 2nd the damage he caused to the Union line was devastating. His relentless attack on the union left had put Meade in a tight situation, that caused him to have to remove troops from other positions to aide the gaping holes punched in the union line, and once again; even though Lee did not hold the high ground, he had once again virtually destroyed nearly 2 more corps. Now on July 3rd General Lee cannot be declared the victor. His fruitless attack on the Union Center had cost the south some of it's best soldiers and commanders. This attack left Lee devastated and he was forced to retreat, only because his manpower was dwindling and because other necessary supplies for his army had too dwindled. So General Meade of the Union Army was declared the winner of the Battle of Gettysburg.
Another way of viewing the victory and defeat question is by examining which side completed its objectives. The southern Army was tasked with breaking through the Union lines and surrounding or capturing Washington. This would have almost certainly led to recognition of the Confederacy by England and France and would have forced an end to the war. They did not accomplish this goal. The Union was tasked with stopping the southern Army and breaking its ability to conduct the war. They were able to stop the southern advance, but the defensive posture taken by the Union Army left it unable to stop the retreat of the Confederate forces. Although the Confederacy was unbroken, it was damaged sufficiently to never again be able to mount a major attack. Thus the Union goals were partially met. The Union forces which were badly hurt in the battle were replenished with new recruits and equipment over the following months, while the South lost far more people than it could replace. So again, in this analysis, the Union won a partial victory, while the Confederacy failed in its objectives.
the south but they also lost because stonewall was killed at that battle.
The Union won the two first days at the Battle of Little Round Top and the Cemetery Ridge Battle, but it is still unclear who was the clear victor. The South left the North's territory, but the North said they didn't win because of the amount of casualties
How did General Lee win the Battle of Cold Harbor?
Grant pushed his men in charge after charge against Lee's fortified lines. The attacks were broken up quickly, with much slaughter on the Union side. Grant had to admit defeat, and withdrew. Grant made the fatal error of frontal assaults as mentioned above. His losses were 7,000 men in less than a half hour.
What was accomplished on the 1st day of Gettysburg for the south?
It finally ended Robert E. Lee's Northern Campaign and it marked the turning point in the war with the tides shifting in the Union's favor because Lee's army would never really recover from the losses he took at Gettysburg.
What were the consequences of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Prior to Gettysburg, the Confederacy had beaten the North in almost every encounter. These battles, however, almost all took place in Virginia. Robert E. Lee, the Confederate commander, was mindful of this. He saw the depleted farms and ruined lands, and the subsequently starving populace. Even though they were winning the war, the South was desperate. Lee realized that he had to invade the North. He felt that if he could win a major victory above the Mason Dixon line, he could pull some Northern sentiments and cause the Union to act for peace.
Any treaty at all would be a victory for the Confederacy, because that would mean that President Lincoln had to recognize them as a country, and allow them to remain so. Another benefit of an invasion of the North would be to take the pressure off of starving Virginia, to allow them to recooperate their farms, and perhaps be ready to support the army and the people again by the time the invasion ended. Lee moved his forces North to a place called Cashtown, west of Gettysburg, and the battle ensued.
This information is important because even though Lee had succeeded in beating the Union army in almost every venture, he was in a desperate position. The invasion of the North was, in a way, his hail mary, even though victory was quite possible.
Subsequently, should the Union secure a victory and repulse the invasion, defeat would be almost inevitable for the Confederates. The Union had the numerical advantages. They had the food, the factories, the endless troops, and, most importantly, the naval chokehold. Their blockades stopped almost all international trade for the South, slowly starving the secedes states. If the war were prolonged by stopping the invasion and ending the possibility of peace negotiations, the South would almost certainly starve out and have to surrender.
In this way, the battle of Gettysburg was the deciding factor in the Civil War.
The latter of the two options ended up happening, and the war was prolonged. The South eventually had to surrender, under the fierce pressure of Ulysses S. Grant, who was brought over from the West to steamroll after Robert E. Lee's maneuvering army and pin them down once and for all. If Lee had done one or two things differently at the battle of Gettysburg, you might still need a passport to travel between Maryland and Virginia.
