Why Was the Battle of Gettysburg the Turning Point in America’s Fate?

Why Was the Battle of Gettysburg the Turning Point in America’s Fate?

The Pennsylvania countryside in July 1863 was not meant to be a battlefield. Yet, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee marched north with 75,000 men, he sought a single, decisive victory that would force the Union to negotiate peace—or risk losing the war entirely. What followed was not just a battle, but a seismic shift … Read more