The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for three consecutive days, starting from 1st to 3rd July in 1863. The battle took place at Gettysburg and was won by George Meade. This war is considered the most significant of civil wars in America. This paper will briefly discuss the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg.
According to the interviews conducted, the Battle of Gettysburg was a war turning point. Before the war, Robert Lee had planned to take over the North. He had strategized to collect enough food and opted to amass clothing from the southern part of Pennsylvania (McNamara, 2021). Afterward, he would threaten nearby cities such as Maryland, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore (McNamara, 2021). If Lee had acquired the required formal requirement, he would take over Washington, D.C. and he would have also conquered the nation’s capital and destroyed the government by capturing President Abraham Lincoln and other high officials. After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee’s plan was put to an end since his army was severely injured and was forced to withdraw this, he led his army back into Virginia (McNamara, 2021). After that battle, no war could invade in North region.
According to oral history, the Battle of Gettysburg was extensive by all standards. The Union soldiers and confederate who attended the battle were 169,000, all-around in a region that only accommodated 2,800 residents. The number of soldiers who attended the battle was around 94,500, the confederates were about 74,500, and the causalities on both sides were 25,000 and 28,000, respectively (McNamara, 2021). The battle of Gettysburg is considered to be the largest war that took place in North America and the most important in the areas around the battleground even though it was not indented to occur in those regions.
Reference
McNamara, R. (2021). Significance of the Battle of Gettysburg.