GETTYSBURG WAS NOT THE TURNING POINT OF THE CIVIL WAR

Many historians still claim that Gettysburg was the turning point of the Civil War. I was taught this all of my life. It was the largest battle of the war and was fought over three days beginning on July 1, 1863 and lasting through July 3, 1863. There were 51,112 total casualties on both sides. This was killed, wounded, captured, and missing. The Confed…