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What do you think might have been the outcome of the war if the confederates won the battle of Gettysburg.
It probably would not have changed the outcome of the war. The Confederates were too far behind lines to follow through with a seige on Washington, Lincoln was too determined to give up even with multiple losses, and US Grant was just about to become the main US commander, which was the true turning point of the war......
Newt Gingrich wrote an interesting ficitonal trilogy on this idea, with the end result being Grant taking command at the end of the prolonged battle.
I am doing a project on the Battle of Gettysburg and I am trying to figure out how the Gettysburg Campaign fit in with the battle (and why it's called the Gettysburg Campaign when the battle of Gettysburg was neither the first nor last battle in the campaign). I'd also like to know some of the political/strategic motives for Generals Lee and Meade and what Lincoln had to do with it all.
I do not need wikipedia excerpts, just a really good explanation!
A campaign is a series of battles trying to end up with an end result.
Lee campaign was trying to bring the offensive to the north. Hit them where it hurt. Which was the northern bread basket(farm) his thinking was if he could do that maybe he could sue for peace. So you take all those battles that happen in the campaign, like Pickett's charge, little round top, that is the campaign.
Okay, How is the gettysburg address still important to us today? How did it apply to us?
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The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and one of the most quoted speeches in United States history. It was delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on the afternoon of Thursday, November 19, 1863, during the American Civil War, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the decisive Battle of Gettysburg.
Abraham Lincoln's carefully crafted address, secondary to other presentations that day, came to be regarded as one of the greatest speeches in American history. In just over two minutes, Lincoln invoked the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefined the Civil War as a struggle not merely for the Union, but as "a new birth of freedom" that would bring true equality to all of its citizens, and that would also create a unified nation in which states' rights were no longer dominant.
Beginning with the now-iconic phrase "Four score and seven years ago...", Lincoln referred to the events of the Civil War and described the ceremony at Gettysburg as an opportunity not only to consecrate the grounds of a cemetery, but also to dedicate the living to the struggle to ensure that "government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth".
The only confirmed photo of Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg (seated), taken about noon, just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before he spoke. To Lincoln's right is his bodyguard, Ward Hill Lamon.
Despite the speech's prominent place in the history and popular culture of the United States, the exact wording of the speech is disputed. The five known manuscripts of the Gettysburg Address differ in a number of details and also differ from contemporary newspaper reprints of the speech.
I was wondering, and why is the Gettysburg Address, which was given by Abraham Lilncon, so important to our life today? How does it still apply? Thanks, and nice answers please.
The themes and values of the Gettysberg Address, namely freedom and democracy, transcend time. It is always worth remembering the ideals upon which your nation is founded. The emphasis Lincoln places on democracy in his final triplet, "government of the people, by the people, for the people" continues to speak to citizens, serving as a constant reminder that we all have a part to play in ensuring our nation remains democratic, and we have been given a voice which we should use for the betterment of the county. The government should always act in the interests of its people - and when it does not, it is time for a change.
Unfortunately, I don't think anyone in Washington every thinks about the history of this country anymore unless one of their speechwriters adds a line to a speech somewhere. When you read the Gettysburg Address today, can you really picture any of the candidates giving a speech like that?
I have an essay about this due Monday. I really need help now! This is the complete question.
"What message did the Gettysburg Address communicate to our war-torn nation in 1863? How are the ideals articulated in the speech still relevant for our country taday?"
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Lincoln had to find a way to basically reclassify the Civil was as not a fight for the Union but more as a fight for a new type of freedom that allowed equal rights to all people.
The main focus of the address was so that the living would dedicate their lives to ensuring the country stay a government of the people, for the people.
Interestingly enough I personally find this to be depressing. Although we are not on actual combat today the country is surely split.
Recent elections and the campaigns that led to those elections show that.
People are judging others by who they voted for. You have stories such as the woman in Michigan who refused to give candy to kids whose parents supported Obama. You had a teacher who ridiculed a student in class for Pulling for McCain. Thee are just a few examples, if you dig enough you can find plenty.
So to answer your question I do believe that the ideas in Lincolns speech are more relevant today actually.
Just food for thought to hopefully get you started.