American Civil War was lost by the Battle of Gettysburg
The Civil War was lost by the results of the Battle of Gettysburg. ... The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict ever fought in America. Spanning from 1861 to 1865, three million soldiers fought and over six hundred thousand of those lost their lives through battlefield fatalities, disease and exposure. During the two day battle at Shiloh in April 1862 more men died than in all previous American wars combined. Other large battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg and Gettysburg all cost the lives of many more Americans. ... The two main catalysts for the Civil War beginning were the preservation of the Union and slavery. ... On February 9th 1861 The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis as President, outrage at the South’s breaking away soon turned to belligerence in the North which in turn had many Southerners desperate for a war with the North who were refusing to recognise the Confederate States. ... 30 am on April 12th 1861 Confederate soldiers opened fire on Federal in Charleston Harbour, there were no human fatalities on this occasion but it marked the start of the long and costly battle that was the Civil War. ... At the outset Confederates were fighting fir the principle of state rights, and once the war began, to defend their home ground from Northern invasion rather than over the issue of slavery. ... This single overwhelming victory was not to come as the Union wished as the first major battle of the Civil War showed. ... The Union Army arrived back in Washington on July 22nd but this battle had convinced the Lincoln administration that the war would be a long and costly conflict. There were estimated to be about five thousand casualties from this one battle and McDowell was relieved of command of the Union Army. The battle showed both sides that this was going to be harder and longer than either side had imagined. The next major and one of the most costly battle of the Civil War was the Battle of Shiloh. ... On the 6th April Johnston and his troops attacked Union soldiers but many federal soldiers stood their ground and by afternoon, had established a battle line but through mass use of artillery Confederate troops surrounded and captured and killed most.