Gettysburg-"Turning point"of the Civil War?

[JMadonna]

The famous poem 'For want of a nail' is a good illustration of how trivial things can change the course of history. IMO the guiding hand of God was involved to turn things in the Union favor.

Antietam is a good example. McClellan could never have fought Lee to a draw without Lee's battle-plans. How they just appeared under a tree is a historical mystery that has yet to be solved.

We've already gone over the various scenarios that would have turned the tide for Lee at Gettysburg but all of them fizzled. Why? bad luck, poor judgement, faulty intelligence or a higher power?

There is a reason they say that there are no atheists in a foxhole.