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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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Some of the Union troops shouted "Fredericksburg! Fredericksburg" after the fleeing Confederates. There had been a major Battle at Fredericksburg, Virginia the preceding December.. There the Union was lined up and made as many as fifteen separate charges at Confederates dug in at an exceptionally strong defensive position. It was a lopsided Confederate victory, with Union troops shot down in the thousands. None got within fifty feet of the Confederate position at Fredericksburg. So at Gettysburg, with the repulse of Pickett's Charge, the Union troops felt they had repaid some of the grief they had experienced at Fredericksburg.
What battles were not fought in Pennsylvania?
Gettysburg was the only one that was; so, all the others were not.
What was the war like for the soldiers in the Civil War on both sides?
The conditions for soldiers were quite harsh. They were tired and had hardly any food or shelter. Their clothes were torn. They looked like they had been through hell and back. Many towns were also fighting off the vast amount of lice.
How was Gettysburg the turning point of the war?
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered a turning point in the Civil War. Many reasons were suggested, but one of the main reasons was mental. It was General Lee's only hope to win a big victory in Northern territory, but he lost it, and therefore the morale went down. Lee had to go from offensive to defensive.
In the civil war what major battles happened in the thirteen colonies?
You are confusing the Civil War with the Revolution.
Was Vicksburg and Petersburg part of the Battle of Gettysburg?
The answer is no. The Siege of Vicksburg was an important battle for control of the Mississippi River. Vicksburg was an important port a few miles inland, but By capturing the port, The Union could strike a devastating blow to Confederate international commerce and "blockade runners", as well as seriously interrupt any means of resupplying Confederate armies by river,
Petersburg was an important rail junction which was vital to moving rations and ammunition to the beleaguered Confederate army now fighting General U.S. Grant. After Petersburg fell, Richmond became indefensible, and the Confederate capital quickly fell to Union forces.
While both of these places were important, they had nothing to do with the Battle of Gettysburg.
Battle of Gettysburg significant?
Lee was never again able to mount an offensive into enemy territory. His aura of invincibility was destroyed, and the initiative in the East shifted to the Union.
Morality in the sense of human conduct is concerned only with right and wrong and is thus subjective to personal opinion. Could go either way, but depends on the reason for declaring war and on the people fighting. Impersonal judgment would say that war is not moral since human lives are lost due to weapons and other immoral technology.
Who was the president for the confederate army?
Jefferson Davis was the Commander in Chief of all Confederate armies. He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
Where can you find a list of the people who died in the Civil War?
== == You can't. I doubt that such a list was ever compiled but if it were it would be over 600,000 names long.
Distance from Muncy Pa to Bethlehem Pa?
The driving distance is 126 miles per Map Quest. The driving time per Map Quest is 2 hours and 2 minutes.
What did the confederates lost at chanellorville?
Lee won at Chancellorsville, but Stonewall Jackson was killed by friendly fire.
Did Robert E. Lee keep anything lucky on him?
General Lee was known to keep a pet chicken that layed an egg under his cot each day for his breakfast. Eggs are not apples so the question of "lucky" may still need to be answered.
How many people were drafted for the Civil War?
Answer there has to be more than 645,000 people in the war because 620,000 people died in the war
Why did many Americans favor the north to win the civil war?
Much bigger population from which to recruit armies, and nearly all the industrial manufacturing capacity in America.
If you are talking about the (yes they made a movie about it) movie you probably never listen to the movie well enough. If you are talking about the real thing somebody probably died there! Not to make you scared or anything but don't make anybody angry because when they die they WILL KiLL you! I'm kidding I don't believe in ghosts. People will have some debate over if ghosts are real or not but believe me when I say don't listen to you once I spent my nights twice a week on my iPod looking up ghosts stories and when I stopped I couldn't get then out of my head!
Why was the battle fought at Gettysburg?
The reason why Robert E. Lee brought his troops into Pennsylvania and to the town of Gettysburg is because his men were desperate for shoes. That area was known for its shoe factories, and Confederate troops raided them as they swept upward. The South had very few factories, and at that time troops often took what they needed from the areas through which they traveled.
AnswerThat Answer is an old legend. If any of it is true, then it would only explain General Henry Heaths division moved into Gettysburg. The other units were drawn into Gettysburg by the ensuing battle.General Lee explained the reason for his campaign: the problem of what to do next "resolved itself into a choice of one or two things: either to retire to Richmond and stand a siege, which must ultimately have ended in surrender, or to invade Pennsylvania." The same consideration has prompted General Lee to marching into Maryland in September of 1862, which led to the Battle of Antietam.
Another reason was the chronic shortage of supplies. Lee was unable to provide adequate food and clothing for his army or forage for its horses. Not just shoes.
Lee also hoped this would draw Union forces away from the siege of Vicksburg.
No one at the Gettysburg battle really like Robert lee. I'm sure you can tell why. He just didn't ever think.
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By invading Pennsylvania Lee's main task was that to set up a huge strategic trap in order to destroy or to badly defeat the Army of the Potomac, giving battle at a place accurately chosen.
By what means? By means of a "strategic intimidation" in which he was a great master.
As statement of fact, on June 28, 1863, the Confederates reached the Susquehanna on a front of 40 Km. After a march of some 100 km they could now menacing both Philadelphia and Baltimore.
Their State's authority and the whole Union were panicked.
Lee's divisions were now lined up along an ample arc, whose concaveness directed southward.
The Army of Potomac coming up from the south, its Corps scattered in a long line, was marching towards the center of the arc.
Lee, was aware about the situation in which the Army of Potomac was going to get into and, on June 27, 1863, during a meeting of his staff pointed a finger on the map, indicating a little town, that of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was roughly at a point toward which all the roads leading southward were joining.
General Trimble reported he was told by Lee that most probably a great battle was going to be fought there and had the Almighty given the victory to his army, the Confederacy would have eventually gained the independence.
On June 30, 1863 all Confederate divisions were concentrated on an arc of 50 kilometers immediately north of Gettysburg, with exception of the Stuart's three brigades of cavalry, which had been not able of moving up the well warded right flank of the immense column of Union Army, which was heading northward for a length of many kilometers, and joining in time their Army.
The trap was near to spring.
The battle.
At dawn of 1st July, Lee's Corps started the movements to seize the assigned positions on the battlefield, when Heth division was suddenly attacked by the dismounted 3,500 men of Union Cavalry division of Gen. Buford, that managed to seize, undetected, the McPherson Ridge.
This unexpected action led to the outbreak of the battle before the Confederate Units could deploy
on the field, which was indispensable for the success of Lee's plan, which foresaw that the scattered Union Corps and Divisions would have been crushed as they had arrived on the spot.
Anyhow, on the same day, thanks to the temporary superiority in numbers, the Confederates succeeded in seizing some important positions like: Oak Hill, Seminary Ridge, the town of Gettysburg.
But they were not able to conquer the vital positions of Cemetery Ridge, Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill, on which the Federals firmly stood beating back all assaults.
On the following day the Confederates attempted to outflank the left wing of the Federals, but they didn't succeed, because the vital position of Little Round Top remained in Union's hand.
The situation in being led Lee, on 3rd July, to take the fatal decision of frontally attack the center of Union Line on the Cemetery Ridge, after a heavy artillery bombardment. The outcome is well known to us all.
It was a further example of the superiority of the fire of rifled guns against the attack led by massed troops through an open ground in an Napoleonic style.
Many military historians point to the Battle of Gettysburg to be an attempt by Confederate General Robert E. Lee's to win a decisive victory over the Union that could be described as one that resembled a Napoleonic era type victory. Two large armies fought a long three day battle in Gettysburg Pennsylvania that had the possibility of forcing the Union to sue for peace. If Lee had won, he might have captured the capital of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. It was the best chance the Confederates had to also be recognized as a true nation state by England and France. And, anti war groups in the North might have gained so much momentum as to force the Lincoln administration to agree to end hostilities. Certainly there is no doubt that the following year's presidential race in the North would have also been affected.
What was the main grief of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Perhaps the saddest loss was that of a young Gettysburg resident named Ginnie Wade. She was killed by a stray bullet on July 3rd. Gettysburg left the highest death toll of any battle in the war. The families and loved ones of each dead soldier grieved for his loss.
What was one major turning point for war world 2?
You asked for one but I'll give you six. Three for the European Front and three for the Pacific Front.
The Battle of the Bulge.
The sinking of the Bismarck.
The D-Day Landing.
The attack on Pearl Harbor.
The Battle of Iwo Gima
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bombings.
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If a turning point is a point at which things started to turn in the Allies' favour,
it would have to be the battle of Stalingrad, which began in July 0f 1942.
Westerners tend to forget about the Eastern Front, and few even understand the sheer size of the war on the Eastern front, which simply dwarfs anything that occurred in the west. Stalingrad, for example, produced casualties of about 1.8 million. Compare that to the entire Battle of Normandy, from D-Day to the end of August 1944, in which there were 425,000 casualties. Allied D-Day forces faced about 10,000 German troops, a small number compared to the 91,000 Germans who were left alive to surrender at Stalingrad.
There's also the question of timing. By the time D-Day happened, very late in the war, Germany had no hope of winning. Russian forces had already driven German forces out of Russia, and were advancing rapidly through Poland.
In the Pacific, the turning point came weeks earlier. Japan lost four aircraft carriers at the battle of Midway, in June of '42, and was forced onto the defensive from that moment.
-culchie2 http://wiki.answers.com/What_battles_of_World_War_2#ixzz17U46FjJ2
Retreating toward Nashville Confederates were soundly defeated at the Battle of?
Franklin. Jefferson Davis hated Joseph Johnston and relieved him of command at Atlanta. Davis gave command of the army to J B Hood. Hood was a good corps commander but not an army commander. Hood destroyed his own army by attacking well intrenched Yankees. Hoods men charged over 1+ miles of upward sloping and open terrain and were decimated. p.s. they weren't actually retreating at this time.
What is the fortieth and fiftieth state in the union?
South Dakota is #40 and Hawaii became the 50th US State.
