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¶ … battles Civil War. Identify explain impact war. Reference: Faragher, J.M., Buhle, M.
The Civil War was quite easily the most devastating war to occur on American soil. Prior to World War II, it would remain one of the deadliest martial encounters that the United States was involved in. Although there were several different battles that produced a profound impact on this war, some of the most pivotal ones occurred in 1863 and included the Battle of Gettysburg, the Battle of Vicksburg, and the Battle of Chancellorsville.
These three battles would produce a critical impact on the outcome of the war. It is important to remember that despite the fact that the South had more accomplished military commanders at the inception of the Civil War, it was a fledgling nation with a tenuous financial situation. Moreover, it was...
Therefore, the South's hopes for a victory were somewhat marginalized, and replaced by the notion that if it could present a strong enough front against the Union, it could enlist foreign aid (in the form of France or Britain) which could formally recognize it as a nation and settle a peace treaty with the North that would allow the South to continue to exist.
The Battle of Chancellorsville played a significant role in increasing this desire on the part of the South -- and in ultimately ruining it. What is noteworthy about this particular belligerent encounter is that the South actually won, despite the fact that it was considerably outmanned by Union forces. Lee's stratagem of dividing his forces proved to be successful as the Confederacy was able to beguile the Union forces and greatly reduce its chances of gaining a quick victory in the war.
However, this battle was extremely costly to the South as well, which lost 13,000 men to the Union's 17,000, nearly rendering…
This possibility became even more remote following the conclusion of the Battle of Vicksburg, which took place the day after the Battle of Vicksburg. Grant was able to win his lengthy siege in Mississippi, which resulted in a devastating blow for the South (Faragher et al., 2009, p. 425). With back-to-back defeats in major battles in a day's time, the South was left in a position in which its crumbling chances would certainly not allow for foreign intervention. In fact, these twin victories for the Union would prove to be the turning point of the war, which would pave the way for more crucial victories, such as William Sherman's capturing of Atlanta. At this point it was just a matter of time and obstinacy on the part of the South before it conceded.
References
Faragher, J.M., Buhle, M.J., Czitrom, D., & Armitage, S.H. (2009). Out of many: A history of the American people, Volume I (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. (pg. 405-432).
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