Gettysburg Dbq Analysis

Gettysburg was an important victory and turning point in the civil war for the Union because of the loss of confederate soldiers, a loss of hope for the confederates, and a gain of hope for the union. All of these factors contributed to the outcome of the civil war and the success of the union after Gettysburg.
The substantial loss of Confederate soldiers at Gettysburg helped the union win the war. In the battle of Gettysburg, the Confederacy lost so many people that they were hardly capable of fighting the rest of the war. According to(Doc. B), the South lost 30%-34% of soldiers due to casualties while the North only lost 27% of their soldiers. This gave the union an advantage of having more soldiers left to fight the rest of the war. The …show more content…
This is explained in (Doc. C) when General Lee states “I have seen and heard of expression and discontent in the public journals at the result of the expedition….I therefore, in all sincerity, request Your Excellency to take measures to supply my place {replace me}.”(Doc. C, Letter 2) . This shows that the leading General has not only lost the peoples hope and loyalty, but General Lee has also lost hope in the Confederacy. By doing this he shows the Confederacy that they have a less of chance to win and lose the hope of the public as well. The Confederacy also lost hope after the substantial loss of leading generals in the Battle of Gettysburg. General Lee explains these casualties in (Doc. C) by saying “General Barksdale is killed. Generals Garnett and Armistead are missing….Generals Pender and Trimble are wounded in the leg,General Hood in the arm, and General Heth slightly in the head. General Kemper, it is feared, is mortally wounded. Our losses embrace many other valuable officers and men….”(Doc. C, Letter 1). This Substantial loss of Generals and men caused not only General Lee to lose hope but also the rest of the Confederacy’s public to lose hope as well. Both of the letters written by General Lee explain the Confederates loss of hope which gave the Union an advantage to win the Civil

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