Battle of Gettysburg
Poet involved
What happened
From July 1 to 3, 1863, Union and Confederate armies fought the largest battle ever on North American soil near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Union victory, achieved at the cost of over 50,000 casualties, turned the tide of the war against the Confederacy. The battle included Pickett's Charge, a disastrous Confederate assault on the third day, which sealed Lee's defeat and ended his invasion of the North.
Literary impact
The Battle of Gettysburg became one of the most commemorated events in American poetry. Poems such as Will Henry Thompson's 'The High Tide at Gettysburg' (1863) and Herman Melville's 'Gettysburg' captured the battle's drama and significance. The battle also inspired Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, which poets and critics have long regarded as a work of literary genius. The battle's legacy continued to inspire poets well into the 20th century.
Source: Wikipedia
