The Gettysburg Address: The Battle Of The Civil War

Abraham Lincoln in his speech, The Gettysburg Address, put emphasis on the battle, which is appropriate because The Battle of Gettysburg was the most important battle of The Civil War. A factor in The Battle of Gettysburg's importance was how costly it was. The battle lead to the most casualties for a single battle of The Civil War. That has massive ramifications on the rest of the war. It put significant deficits on both the armies of the Union and the Confederacy. These casualties were large numbers of individuals that these armies would not be able to use in battles preceding it. This inability to use troops stalled out the second Confederate offensive in the North. More importantly the casualties stopped General Robert E. Lee. Although he had lost the Battle of Gettysburg, General Lee was an apt military leader. His forces were often outnumbered but he would manage to utilize his troops to the best of their ability. The rare decisive
The Gettysburg offensive of The Civil War was one of the only military actions in Pennsylvania over the duration of the whole war. Over the war the Confederation had shown some interest in Pennsylvania. The majority of the military actions in Pennsylvania were raids who were tasked with attacking strategic targets. One of these raids, Morgan’s Raid, which was orchestrated by the Confederate General John Hunt Morgan for more than a month right after the Battle of Gettysburg, came dangerously to Pittsburgh before it was stopped in Ohio. Pennsylvania was a target for a couple reasons, but namely for its production of war materials. Ammunition and guns were mass produced in Pennsylvania as a result of its already established steel industry, which saw rapid growth during The Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg defeated the largest Confederate military presence in Pennsylvania which is important because it secured the resources and goods that Pennsylvania had or was