Class Year
2015
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
12-20-2013
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
Though my own musings have led me to doubt the traditional interpretation of the Battle of Gettysburg’s military importance, I still hold Gettysburg to be the greatest battle of the American Civil War, without question worthy and deserving of continued study. In order to reconcile these two points of view I pondered further, attempting to unearth other, less-thought-of reasons for the importance of the Battle of Gettysburg to the course of the American Civil War. [excerpt]
Copyright Note
This is the author's version of the work. This publication appears in Gettysburg College's institutional repository by permission of the copyright owner for personal use, not for redistribution.
Recommended Citation
Caswell, Bryan G., "Realization: Reflections on the 150th" (2013). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 23.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/23
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