Gettysburg+Battle

Ben Hello. I’m here to talk about the Battle of Gettysburg. The Battle of Gettysburg was started with an idea from Jefferson Davis. He was thinking that since General Robert E. Lee had already won some battles, maybe if he could win a battle on Union soil then the Union would give up the fight. On the first day of the battle, the Confederacy was starting to fight the Union and the Union was outnumbered by a lot. Their point was to hold the Confederacy until reinforcements arrived. On the second day, Robert E. Lee wanted to be more aggressive and wanted to take a risk by punching through the enemy lines and gaining higher ground on some hills like Cemetery Hill. On the third day, the attempt to go through enemy lines continued until General Pickett had to literally run forward with his men to attack the Union soldiers. It turned out that the charge failed. The Confederates were pushed back and forced to surrender. The Union was the victor of the battle and for now was winning the war. This battle was the turning point of the war. resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg