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title: "Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?"  
description: "Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?"  
author: "Gray  park"  
published: 2018-05-26  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43247/why-is-the-battle-of-gettysburg-considered-a-turning-point-in-the-civil-war  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why is the battle of Gettysburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

Why is the [battle of Gettysburg](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/101599/what-was-the-significance-of-the-battle-of-gettysburg-in-the-civil-war) considered a turning point in the [Civil War](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51320/what-problems-did-the-south-have-after-the-civil-war)?\
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