Gettysburg Address I believe that the Gettysburg Address was a turning point in the Civil War because the Confederacy lost the Battle of Gettysburg from a military standpoint. Many reasons were suggested‚ but one of the main reasons was mental. It was General Lee’s only hope to win a big victory in Northern territory‚ but he lost it‚ and therefore the morale went down. Lee had to go from offensive to defensive. The Battle of Gettysburg was CSA’s General Robert E. Lee’s second invasion
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-Clearly the North had a distinct advantage in its ability to produce soldiers and supplies -The the South counted on the North not having the stomach to stay in the war -They counted on the Union eventually giving up and allowing them to secede. -What they failed to take into account was the resolve of Lincoln. It is said the longer the war went on‚ the better the Norths’ chances of winning. Clearly this was true and as the war grew longer and longer the South was eventually doomed.
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The Gettysburg Address: An Analysis On 19 November‚ we commemorate the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address in 1863. In one of the first posts on this blog‚ I compared Lincoln’s two-minute address with the two-hour oration by Edward Everett on the same occasion. Today the former is universally regarded as one of the most famous speeches in American history; the latter is largely forgotten. Indeed‚ Everett himself recognized the genius of Lincoln’s speech in a note that he sent to
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Gettysburg The movie Gettysburg directed and written by Ronald F. Maxwell‚ is a historical film based on the 1974 historical novel by Michael Shaara which won the Pulitzer Prize. The movie came out in 1993 and starred Tom Berenger‚ Martin Sheen‚ and Stephen Lang. The movie takes place in 1863 and is about the Northern and Southern forces fighting at Gettysburg in the decisive battle of the American Civil War. The film is based on the novel “The Killer Angels”. It was released on October 8th
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free‚ and their desire to set slaves free was the cause of the Civil War. Just before the Battle of Gettysburg‚ Colonel Lawrence Chamberlain of the 20th Maine gave a speech to a group of mutineers. He told them that the war in which they were fighting was unlike any war in history. The war in which they were fighting was not for money‚ property or power. It was a war to set other men free. After the battle began‚ Sergeant Tom Chamberlain asked a group of prisoners why they were fighting. They gave
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President Abraham Lincoln delivers a speech at the dedication of the National Cemetery of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania on November 19‚ 1863. Pennsylvania was the site where the brutal battles of the Civil War were taken place. He was dedicated to the proposition that all men were created equally and soldiers that died for that cause should obviously continue to fight. The sacrifices that were made during the Civil War were the beginning of a new freedom to the land‚ preservation of the Union‚ which
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Thoughts On Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address Powerful Impact Right off the bat‚ Abraham Lincoln is letting us know exactly what he believes and where he stands. He’s telling us that this great nation was originally formed with the idea of liberty and equality among men in mind. President Lincoln was a man of great integrity and passion. His words moved most people of his time and still‚ to this day‚ move most us when we read his words. Yet‚ right now--as I type this‚ racism and inequality
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The “Gettysburg Address” was delivered by President Abraham Lincoln on November 19‚ 1863 in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania. The speech was very short and to the point. The Gettysburg Address was to acknowledge those that fought in the war until death and those who survived while fighting in the war. Abraham Lincoln felt the need to honor them as he knew the war hadn’t ended. Lincoln was sensitive‚ compassionate‚ and loved what he did while serving as leader of our country Abraham Lincoln began speaking
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The Battle of Gettysburg: Strategies Invested and Who is to Blame Historiographical Essay Prepared by: John Smith HISTORY 480‚ Historiography Dr. Smith Washington University Spring 2011 The American Civil War is a time in America’s history that is full of debatable topics. The country was split in two and was threatened with potential division if the North didn’t prevail in reeling the dissenting group of states of the South back into the Union. The war was complete with pivotal moments
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The Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln was asked to speak during the dedication ceremony of the Gettysburg National Cemetery in Pennsylvania‚ on November 19‚ 1863. This was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Edward Everett was the featured speaker at the event and spoke for two hours. Abraham Lincoln was there to give closing comments. His speech was only 272 words long and he only spoke for about two minutes. Even though his speech was so short‚ the Gettysburg Address became
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