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“The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the United States Civil…
“The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the United States Civil War.” To
what extent do you agree with this statement?
THESIS
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered by many to be a turning point in the Civil War because of the way the Union victory placed the Confederacy on a defensive path and subsequently ended Gen. Robert E. Lee's most ambitious attempt to invade Union territory. Similarly it was followed by the Gettysburg Address which reshaped what the Union was fighting for and how a Union or Confederate victory would reshape American society following the end of the war.
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Following Antietam and Gettysburg, the South made no further attempts to invade the North
The Union victory was a needed boost to Northern moral which had suffered from numerous defeats in the first two years of the war
The myth of Lee's invincibility had been broken and this in itself was a huge morale booster for the Union
Lincoln's political stature was enhanced as a result of the victory and led to his probable re-election
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