Gettysburg

The outcome of the war might have drastically changed if the Confederacy had come out as the victors for the Battle of Gettysburg. The North had to face many losses before then, and since they did not have a lot of motivation to fight in the war, if they had lost the battle at Gettysburg, their drive to continue on with the war would have vanished immediately. This battle also weakened the South greatly, putting them on retreat as opposed to defensive mode, which gave the North more opprtunities to attack the Confederates and cause more damage to their army. Even if the Confederates won, and the Union still continued fighting, the Confederates may have still been able to overpower the Union since they would be focused on defending their land instead of running away for the rest of the war.