Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Questions about Battle of Gettysburg?!!!?

Did the Battle of Gettysburg end the Civil War?





Do you have any important facts about it?





Who were the commanders/generals?





Why was it important to the Civil War?





GIVE ME SOME SITES PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Questions about Battle of Gettysburg?!!!?
It did not END the Civil War, but it was recognized as one of the key points that marked the beginning of the Confederacy's defeat.





Up to that point, most of the combat took place on Southern territory. Leading up to the Gettysburg battle, Lee's Army of Northern Virgina found themselves in decidedly unfriendly locations, where the civilian locals offered little support to rebel troops. It was during this battle that Union Generals performed in a much more effective manner, not allowing Lee to, pretty much, have his way at directing how the fight was waged. Gettysburg was also significant in that it was one of the first and few battles where his generals often resisted Lees orders, instead of unquestionly obeying his commands.





There is no question but that the Army of the Potomac had a "home field" advantage, but, it was the fact that competent officers were able to effectively USE that advantage that, finally, sent Lee's troops packing off of the battlefield in defeat. By the way, those defeated troops lived on to fight many more battles before Lee was force to accept Grant's offer of unconditional surrender at Appomatox Courthouse.





A good site for historical details would be the Library of Congress website at:





http://loc.gov





Terrific site for original documentation and high quality photographs of the time.
Questions about Battle of Gettysburg?!!!?
1. no it did not end the war but it did end the southern threat to the north


2. it lasted for three days and is considered to be the bloodiest battle fought on american soil


3. union- gen george meade, south- robert e lee.


4. it ended all hopes for the south, the south was now fighting a defensive war, the south never recovered from it, it ended any threats from the south invading the north





for sites try:


www.nps.gov/gett


en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettys...


www.gettysburg.com


www.nps.gov/gett/getttour/main-ms.htm





hope this helps
Reply:For a simple overview of the the Battle of Gettysburg - rent the DVD "Gettysburg" - it will answer all of your questions without having to crack a book, If you watch it all the way through (it's 4 hours long) It dramatizes some of the well known and important aspects of the three day battle.


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