It all started on July 1‚1863 the most influential battle in american history that quite possibly changed the outcome of the civil war . The battle lasted about three days and happened in a small town called Gettysburg. You see in 1863 General Lee traveled into southern Pennsylvania and there he gathered with his men at gettysburg. Yet at the time he and his men were unaware that Union soldiers camped closer to the town. General Lee did not know this because he lacked information on his enemy’s
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On July 1‚ 1863‚ the bloodiest‚ most gruesome war in American History began. The Battle Of Gettysburg was fought in the small town of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. The Union Army under the command of General George G. Meade faced the Confederate Army led by General Robert E. Lee. They clashed for a long‚ tragic‚ three days‚ but at a costly expense of human life. The American Civil War was one of the most significant wars that the United States has ever been engaged in. On the lines‚ there were brothers
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President Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg address in November of 1863‚ during the American civil war. He was not the featured speaker‚ that honor was given to Edward Everett who was known as a great speaker‚ and gave a powerful speech that lasted more than two hours‚ but it is Lincoln’s 10 sentences‚ 2 minute speech that is so memorable and noticed by the Chicago Tribune. If Lincoln’s speech was indeed in “such bad taste‚” as the Chicago Tribune maintains‚ then how come it is this speech that
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Battle and Alternate Future Analysis of the Battle of Hastings The Saxons saw the return of Halley’s Comet in 1066 as a perilous omen for the future of England and the newly crowned King Harold prayed that it did not foreshadow things to come. While King Harold prayed over Halley’s Comet‚ the Duke of Normandy‚ William the Bastard‚ prepared his army for an attack to claim the crown from King Harold‚ which William believed‚ was rightfully his. At the time‚ King Harold had no idea that his greatest
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Declaration of Independence vs. Gettysburg Address The Declaration of Independence and the Gettysburg Address are glimpses into America’s history. They were written in two different time periods: America’s first years in 1776 and the Civil War in the 1800’s. Despite their time gap‚ they are similar because they both explain to the reader what is going on during their time period. However‚ the country was going through different events and so these two documents are diverse as well. Both
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Gettysburg‚ a small town in Pennsylvania was the site for one of the most deadly battles in the civil war. Gettysburg is like a wagon wheel because the roads connect to it like the spokes on a wagon wheel. This site has been attributed to tons of ghost stories. This battle was very significant. If the confederate had won this battle the whole war would have changed. I am about to tell you is the story of why the battle was so significant. First‚ let’s take into account that the battle of Gettysburg
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Did you know there was 43‚040 - 48‚040 casualties at Gettysburg. This battle take place during the Civil War. The South has been winning so far in the war‚ but lost the Battle of Gettysburg. Therefor the North has now won and has stopped the South’s winning streak. Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War because the North is gaining momentum while the South is losing momentum. Gettysburg was the turning point because the North has started to gain momentum and was having this cause to fight
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Known as the "Gettysburg Address‚ it’s Abraham Lincoln’s most well-known speeches he had ever quoted. The reason this speech was so important was because it was given right after the war that ended slavery. The speech was at a cemetery where the soldiers who fought in the
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Why was it a Turning Point? “This nation shall have a new birth of freedom‚ and that government of the people‚ by the people‚ for the people‚ shall not perish from the earth” -Abraham Lincoln‚ The Gettysburg Address 150‚000 men fought in this violent war (B). Only 99‚000 of those men have lived. The Battle of Gettysburg was a brutal war‚ but it wasn’t the worst. Compared to the other wars America has fought in‚ it’s far better.
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here are some rhetorical devices of Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln: ll. 1-2 "dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal" -> historical illusion‚ quote eg. l.3 and l.4 inclusive we -> to involve the listeners l.9 "little note" - "long remember" -> antithesis ll. 5-6 "gave their lives" - "nation might live" -> antithesis l.8 "living and dead" -> antithesis ll.7 "we cannot dedicate‚ we cannot consecrate‚ we cannot hallow" -> anaphora‚ parallelism‚ asyndeton‚ climax -> increase
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