Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Battle of Gettysburg

In my opinion, if the Confederacy had won the Battle of Gettysburg the Union would have still won the Civil War. The Battle of Gettysburg would not have mattered. The Union would not have just gave up after all they've been through. They would have kept trying. If the South had won the battle they probably wouldn't have gained the support of British or France for a number reasons. One may be that they don't accept the South's slavery. Another might be that they don't want to affect the ties they have with the Union. But one is never sure on how history could have been altered. It is possible that Lincoln would have called for peace with the South. But one may never know. It's still possible he could have kept fighting and then win the battles later on due to the North's advantages against the South. But in my opinion, the possibility of a continued fight seems to have more of a chance which would have prolonged the war even more.

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