union victory, gave abraham lincoln the opportunity he wanted to announce the emancipation proclamation.
“I am tired of the sickening sight of the battlefield with its mangled corpses poor suffering wounded. Victory has no charms for men when purchased at such cost.”― General George McClellan
¨To be a good soldier , you must love the army. To be a good commander you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.¨ -robert E lee
battle of gettysburg
it was a union victory and was seen as the turning point in the war. and had the largest number of casualties