Saturday, May 19, 2012
Re: Battle of Gettysburg
I think that if the Confederacy had won at Gettysburg, the war would've ended much sooner. The Confederacy might not have gotten support from other foreign nations, but their plan to drive the Union troops away from the Mississippi to reinforce the army at Gettysburg would have worked. The Confederacy would've been able to defeat the Union in two places with just one strategy. If they had won at Gettysburg, the Union wouldn't have won at Vicksburg because the Union siege wouldn't have as many soldiers, and the Confederate troops would've been able to defeat the Union at other key battles in the Mississippi. The CSA also would've been able to thwart the Anaconda Plan and the outcome of the war would've been very different, with the Confederacy winning and slavery still existing. Lincoln wouldn't have tried to make peace with the South after 2 years of fighting and losing. After all the effort, Lincoln didn't seem like the kind of person to give up so easily. If Lincoln were the type to give up, the war would've been over in less than a year.
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I agree with you for the first parts. However, I am confused when you said that "Lincoln wouldn't have tried to make peace with the South after 2 years of fighting and losing." If a nation had been losing for 2 years, I would suppose that it would be forced to give up. After all, if the Union had lost the Battle of Gettysburg, their morality would have significantly decreased. And one of the main aspects that keeps the Union standing is the will to fight, and after seeing the enemy barge into your territory and defeat you in there, it wouldn't have made the Union feel too secure and relaxed about this war. Thus, I believe that Lincoln would have called for peace if he had lost this battle.
ReplyDeleteWhat I mean is that Lincoln wouldn't have given up this easily becuase, as you said, the war is already about slavery now, and if the Union wins, slavery ends. Lincoln wouldn't have given up without a fight. However, I do see the point you're making. Losing in one's own turf does crush one's morale, and Lincoln, though strong a leader as he is, probably would've been forced to surrender at some point because of the turnout of this battle (if the Confederacy won).
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