The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the Civil War.

It lasted from
July 1st to July 3rd in the summer of 1863. The civil war was between the
North (the Union) and the South (the Confederates). The south wanted to
have slaves and the north did not. This battle was the bloodiest and the
most critical battle in the war. It was critical because the Union was able
to stop the Confederate forces from moving further north. At the
beginning of the battle the Union forces were outnumbered, but were able
to hold their position long enough for help to come. The next day the
battle lines were set up and they fought for two days. One of the more
famous events in this battle was Picketts Charge. This charge was made
by the Confederate General Pickett. He ordered his men to march across
an open field toward the Union soldiers that were on top of a hill. He lost
5,000 men in about an hour. The battle of Gettysburg was soon over. It is
believed that General Lees Confederate army never recovered from this
loss. Many believe it was a major turning point in the war. About 50,000
people died in Gettysburg. Due to the significant number of people who
died on this battlefield, one of the greatest speeches of all time was
written, the Gettysburg Address, by Abraham Lincoln. It went like this four
score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a
new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal. It was one Lincolns shortest speeches. He said
this on Nov 19th in that same year, on the battle field for a special

ceremony to remember the ones who died in the battle. They saved a
portion of the field to bury the soldiers The union could have lost the
war. That means that we might still have slaves in this country.