Landscape plays a huge role in everything we do, and everywhere we go. Landscape can impact an event in both positive and negative ways. In war soldiers and armies look to the landscape to give them advantages and protection when it is needed the most. Whether the terrain consists of mountains, prairies, forests, or deserts it will always impact any war. The environment can be the make it or break it point for armies if they aren’t careful about using the landscape in an useful way. In this particular battle, the battle of Gettysburg, only one army used the landscape to its full potential. The other army failed to do that which resulted in their defeat. During The Battle of Gettysburg the landscape impacted the battle positively for the Union because they used the high ground, shielding tactics, and the town of Gettysburg.
Although there are…show more content… This is another issue the Confederacy faced because they neglected shielding. When defending a piece of land a soldier can hide himself behind a tree or obstacle of some sort and act as a sniper. Longstreet stated in frustration , “Just put one man behind a tree. You can hardly see him from two hundred yards away, but he can see you. And shoot. And shoot again. How many men do you think it will take to get that man behind the tree,…If you have to cross an open field to get him? (Shaara 142). A lot of Confederates were killed by the Union soldiers because the Union placed themselves behind, under, or above various things where the Confederates couldn’t see them. But, if the Rebels did see them they were able to use the objects as sufficient shields. This small advantage played another major roll in the Confederacy’s defeat. Longstreet knew they were about defeated when he stated “I cannot leave because I disagree, because, as he says, it's all in the hands of God. And maybe God really wants it this way. But they will mostly all die. We will lose it here.”(Shaara
