Headline: GETTYSBURG UNDER ATTACK!!!
Author - Niko R.
Justification: The Battle of Gettysburg is considered one of the most important engagement of an American Civil War. More than 50,000 men fell as casualties throughout this war.
Topic: In May 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had scored a big victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. Lee eventually felt so confident that he decided to invade the North for a second time. Lee really just hoped to gain recognition of the confederacy by Britain and France, and also strengthen the cause of the north who believed in peace. The battle of Gettysburg lasted about 3 days. The end result was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy. “The Union casualties in the battle numbered 23,000, while the Confederates had lost some 28,000 men–more than a third of Lee’s army.” The North won, while the South felt salty and sad.
South: The South would have viewed this as a lost. The South was too cocky and in the end result they lost about 28,000 men. The South is the one that started the war in the first place, just to gain recognition. The amount of men that died on their behalf was more than a third of lee's army.They were defeated in 3 days which sounds pretty bad to me. The families had to suffer loss of their loved ones all because of lee wanting to be more powerful.
North: The north would have viewed this as a good win. The North beat the south in a 3 day period. They killed more soldiers than they had deaths. The battle even caused Abraham Lincoln to create a great speech that brought people even closer.
Author - Niko R.
Justification: The Battle of Gettysburg is considered one of the most important engagement of an American Civil War. More than 50,000 men fell as casualties throughout this war.
Topic: In May 1863, Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia had scored a big victory over the Army of the Potomac at Chancellorsville. Lee eventually felt so confident that he decided to invade the North for a second time. Lee really just hoped to gain recognition of the confederacy by Britain and France, and also strengthen the cause of the north who believed in peace. The battle of Gettysburg lasted about 3 days. The end result was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy. “The Union casualties in the battle numbered 23,000, while the Confederates had lost some 28,000 men–more than a third of Lee’s army.” The North won, while the South felt salty and sad.
South: The South would have viewed this as a lost. The South was too cocky and in the end result they lost about 28,000 men. The South is the one that started the war in the first place, just to gain recognition. The amount of men that died on their behalf was more than a third of lee's army.They were defeated in 3 days which sounds pretty bad to me. The families had to suffer loss of their loved ones all because of lee wanting to be more powerful.
North: The north would have viewed this as a good win. The North beat the south in a 3 day period. They killed more soldiers than they had deaths. The battle even caused Abraham Lincoln to create a great speech that brought people even closer.