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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important in the American Civil War?

April 26, 2017American battle civil war Gettysburg

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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important in the American Civil War?

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The Battle of Gettysburg was considered the high water mark of the Confederacy. The Confederate Army was all the way into Pennsylvania. A Union loss would have been devastating, cutting off the capital from the rest of the Union as well as the huge loss of life.