Some of the major consequences of the Battle of Gettysburg include:
1. The end of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's second invasion of the North. Lee's army was badly defeated at Gettysburg, and he was forced to retreat back to Virginia. This effectively ended the Confederate threat to the North and boosted Union morale.
2. The emergence of Ulysses S. Grant as the leading Union general. Grant's victory at Gettysburg made him a national hero and paved the way for his appointment as commander of all Union armies in the West. Grant would go on to lead the Union to victory in the war.
3. The Emancipation Proclamation. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, but it was not until after the Union victory at Gettysburg that the proclamation was enforced in the South. The Emancipation Proclamation freed all slaves in the Confederate states and helped to turn the tide of public opinion against the Confederacy.
4. The Gettysburg Address. Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg on November 19, 1863. The Gettysburg Address is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history, and it helped to inspire the Union to continue fighting for the cause of freedom.
5. The end of the Confederacy. The Confederate Army never fully recovered from its defeat at Gettysburg. The war continued for another two years, but the Confederacy was ultimately defeated in 1865.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a major turning point in the American Civil War, and its consequences are still felt today.