Gettysburg was the most dramatic battle of the Civil War, with the most dead & the most ways things could have gone differently. It was a very big turning point in the war. But Vicksburg, which fell at the same time, was even more strategically crucial.
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David McCullough on Washington Roebling, the man who built the Brooklyn Bridge, & his role at Gettysburg:pic.twitter.com/IrRvJlp64y
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And dig in: “The ace of spades”.
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Also, the Army of the Potomac had had it with being beat -- and beat because they were outgeneraled, not outfought.
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Grant’s offensive operations at Champion Hill & Big Black River to sever the Confederate supply lines on May 17 was crucial to the success of the campaign & showed his superb grasp in ID’ing the nexus of tactical, operational & strategic levels of command at the decisive point.
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Lee had to defend territory and rack up Union casualties and drive down support for the war. Grant had to eradicate an entrenched opposing army on their home turf.
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