If the Confederacy had won the Battle of Gettysburg, the Union will really lose hope and would not gain the momentum the Union gained after the Battle of Gettysburg. I think that it was not possible for the Confederacy to gain foreign help from France and Britain. In the Revolutionary War when the Americans started winning, France gave them a hand and help them. Same thing could not have to the Confederates because Confederates and the Union were now a fight for slavery. Such countries as Britain and France already abolished slavery and thought slavery was evil.
If the Confederates won the Battle of Gettysburg, I think that the Confederates had a good chance of winning. If the confederates won, the Union army in Vicksburg will retreat and fall back to enhance their defense. General Lee and the whole Confederate army will gain more confidence and momentum and get stronger. The Union will have thoughts as,"Is this War really worth it?" and not be spirited as the Confederates. If the Union keeps fighting like this, then the Confederates, whose spirits are high and confident, will win most of the battles. Eventually Lincoln will have to surrender.
Lincoln wants to keep the Union and end slavery, but he can not win the war if all the soldiers are feeling down and are not getting major victories. Lincoln will be forced to make peace with the south and the Confederates will be independent. The Battle of Gettysburg mattered greatly in the war. I was a turning point.
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