Gettysburg1
There is a lot of controversy as to why the U.S. Civil War started. Historians believe it was merely a difference in the two cultures. The U.S. Civil War was mainly started because of a difference in these two cultures. The South had an agricultural economy, and the North had a manufacturing economy. Because of such different ideals, both areas were fighting for different reasons. The North was fighting to abolish slavery, while the South was fighting to sustain slavery. The Battle of Gettysburg was a very important battle during the Civil War. The Confederate General, Robert E. Lee had proven to be invincible after his victories at Chancellorsville and Fredricksberg, and was finally defeated at Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg turned the tide of the war permanently against the South. On July 1, 1863 shots were fired outside Gettysburg that marked the beginning of what would become one of the largest and most significant battle in the world. After a Confederate victory at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee divided his army into three different corps. Corp I was under the command of General James Longstreet, Corp II under General R.S. Ewell, and Corp III under General A.P. Hill. Before he decided to move
During the evening of July 3, 1863, the Confederate troops began their march back to Virginia. During the three-day battle, the Union had lost 23,000 men, and the Confederates lost 28,000 men. These men were killed, wounded, or missing. This was the bloodiest battle of the war. The battle of Gettysburg was a very significant battle. It changed the tide of the war severely. Lee had never been defeated, and was coming from a victory at Chancellorsville and Fredricksberg. This only proved that General Robert E. Lee was human, and was not invincible. Lee gathered his men, and apologized to them, for what he had done. "It was all my fault. Get together and let us do the best we can toward saving that which is left of us" ( 235). After the attack on Gettysburg, the south feared to ever invade or attack on union soil again. On July 2, 1863, General George Gordon Mead arrived at Gettysburg with most of the Union army. Mead positioned his army in the shape of a "U", occupying Little Round Top, Big Round Top, Cemetery Hill, and Culp's Hill. Still without hearing from Stuart, General Lee decided to prepare an assault. His main intention was to obtain the high ground, making it easier to take over Gettysburg. He planned to send Longstreet to attack the Union's left side, taking both Round Tops, while Ewell was sent to take over Culp's Hill on the right. The preparation took him most of the day. Early that afternoon, Stuart came back to the Confederates and informed Lee about the Union. Stuart was now going to help them attack the left flank. The Union's left flank was under the command of General Sickles. Sickles had disobeyed the orders he was given, which were to stay and protect Cemetery Ridge, and decided to shift his men to Peach Orchard. Peach Orchard was a flat plain that would be much harder to fight on, also leaving the Round Tops undefended. Confederate sharpshooters covered by boulders at Devil's Den soon fired upon them. Mead called back General Sickles to his post, Cemetery Ridge, but it had already been too late. The Confederates had already started to run up Big Round Top, where Union General Oates saw a chance to ambush the Confederate soldiers. If he could get enough guns on Little Round Top, he could destroy all the Confederate soldiers. Without
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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