Pennsylvania During Civil War by Sawyer Johnston

Armies Clashed in Pennsylvania During the Civil War

sawyerjohnston — 2024-01-03 15:53:11 UTC

Yes, the main battle was the Battle of Gettysburg. There were other minor battles but the battle of Gettysburg was known as one of the bloodiest battles in the entire Civil War. This was one ofthe most important battle in Pennsylvania history.

Pennsylvania's Impact on the War

sawyerjohnston — 2024-01-04 15:42:46 UTC

Involved in the war because there was one major battle. Pennsylvania was also a major supplier of troops including 8,612 colored troops, 14,307 sailors, 217 infantry regiments and much more. Pennsylvania was an important supplier of goods Artillery, muskets, equipment, uniforms, navy side ships, ammunition, grain, fruit, and meat. 80% of iron that was used for railroads and ironclads was from Pennsylvania.

Gettysburg Battle

sawyerjohnston — 2024-01-04 15:54:04 UTC

The Confederates were trying to gain more ground north after winning the battle of Chancellorsville. The Union was trying to protect Gettysburg and more land north of that.

The Union defeated the Confederates in this battle. The battle was important because it caused the Confederates to retreat after the win in Chancellorsville.This was known as one of the bloodiest wars in the Civil War resulting in 51,112 casualties Union-23,049 Confederate-28,036.

Governor Andrew Gregg Curtin

sawyerjohnston — 2024-01-05 15:41:44 UTC

The first republican Governor in PA gave his entire support to the war efforts and he wanted greatly to help the Union. He personally raised regiments augmenting 427,000 enlistments.(He helped raise part of the 427,000 regiments). He gave his entire support to the war effort.

The Gettysburg Address

sawyerjohnston — 2024-01-05 15:53:32 UTC

President Lincoln created a ceremony to dedicate a cemetery to the 50,000 that died or were wounded in the battle. He believed that this battle was a test on whether the democratic government could survive. Lincoln also stated the fact that "all men were created equal" promoting that the African Americans were important to the nation too. The speech was 10 sentences long and 3 minutes long and was known as an iconic speech in American history.