USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

KEY CIVIL WAR BATTLES IN 1862

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This battle was the turning point in the war.

(A) Battle of Bull Run

(B) Battle of Antietam

(C) ** Battle of Gettysburg

(D) Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -Adams County, PA | Jul 1-3, 1863. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil War. With more than 50, 000 estimated casualties, the three-day engagement was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict.

Concept note-2: -The Battle of Gettysburg fought on July 1–3, 1863, was the turning point of the Civil War for one main reason: Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the North and force an immediate end to the war failed.

Concept note-3: -Union capture of Vicksburg and victory at Gettysburg (July 1863)

Concept note-4: -The Gettysburg Address In one famously brief speech, Lincoln consecrated the battlefield, honored the sacrifice of the soldiers who died there and redefined the war as a struggle not just for the Union, but for the nation.