Sunday, May 20, 2012
If the Confederacy had won then the Union would've been crushed by another defeat. More importantly, Gettysburg was in the Union which meant that if the Confederacy could capture territory in the Union it would pose an even greater threat to the Union. This would also push for a treaty by Lincoln. If this battle of Gettysburg was won by the Confederates, many Union soldiers would've probably deserted because this loss would show how weak the Union army is getting. With the defeat at Gettysburg the Civil War would've ended sooner. Another way, that the Confederates could have won was if they got reinforcements and tried to take Washington and force the Union to stop fighting.
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I do not believe that soldiers would have deserted the army as much as there would have been a call from the citizens in the North for a stop in fighting because the fighting was now moving to their territory and affecting their lives.
ReplyDeleteI do not think that the soldiers would stop fighting just because they lost a battle. I think it would cause them to fight harder and stronger. Even though it would be a significant win for the Confederacy in the North, showing their power to dominate in enemy territory. I would not have mattered, also the Union soldiers would not desert the army, I think that they would have stayed with the Union, and stuck by Lincoln and his orders. Why would they stop fighting in the middle of a war? The Union army was far from weak, maybe unexperienced, but very strategical and smart.
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