Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was known as the turning point of the war. The battle had the most casualties by reaching over 50,000 soldiers. Lee's original hopes of the battle was to earn foreign recondition. This would help the south a lot because at the time their economy was in bad shape, they were loosing slaves, and soldiers were quitting due to the bad treatment an supply of basic needs. Lee also hoped that one more win for the south would make the north call for peace. Overall Lee's army was forced to retreat to Virginia.

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