Part one of term paper
Gettysburg was the turning point in the American Civil War. It was a battle that would change the future of the Civil War. The stage was set for an immense struggle at Gettysburg after the May 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville. The Battle of Gettysburg was a prolonged three day, bloody battle, a decisive engagement in that it was a serious fig ...

Part two of term paper
... This apparent violation of basic strategic principles was undertook at great risk, and only for the reason that a great payoff was possible. By creating 3 corps from his 75,000 men, Lee made it possible to accomplish more tasks in the same amount of time. The three commanders, A.P. Hill, James Longstreet, and Richard Ewell, were, in theory, to be supported by the strategic reconnaissance of Jeb Stuart's cavalry, a role in which he failed dismally in the days and weeks leading up to Gettysburg. Le ...