Gettysburg Turning Point

As one of the biggest turning points and the most important battle in the Civil War takes place from July 1 to July 3 1863. On May 1863 Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia had won by a whooping score smashing victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. As General Lee was feeling lucky he decides he should go and invaded the North a second time , as the first invasion had ended at Antietam just the previous fall. As bringing the conflict out of Virginia into the North, they were divorcing their northern troops to get recognition of the Confederacy by Britain , France. Northern Copperheads, who favored peace in the war. President Abraham had lost all confidence in the Army of Potomac’s, whose commander was afraid of General Lee’s army after the defeat at Chancellorsville. On June 28 president Lincoln named General George Gordon Meade to succeed Hooker.
The first day it was held to be the the biggest day of history in the making. Their was a time before the potomacs men started to approach where the other men knew what was gonna happen trying to get ready for what was gonna happen As the Army of Potomac’s were fast approaching General Lee planned to assemble his troops in the Porsburbes in the crossroad town of Gettysburg.They were able to drive the Confederate away Seeking to press his advantage before more troops of the Union came. s day two approached the Union Army and then established strong stands form. Lee informed his troops where the enemy is gonna be hiding. Lee then ordered Longstreet to lead an attack the federals where they fought. The second day was the most driest time of the whole battle they had predicted.The bloody rang stretched all the way to Sickles line which stretched to Devils Dean into a peach orchard. Sickles himself was severely wounded in the