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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg an important turning point in the war?

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si answer :"The Union pushed the Southern armies back into Virginia"

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he Battle of Gettysburg has often been referred to as the “High Water Mark of the Rebellion.” Many consider it to be a turning point in the Civil War because the Union victory placed the Confederacy on the defensive and ended Gen. Robert E. Lee's most ambitious attempt to invade Union territory.
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