The Battle of Gettysburg happened in the midst of a Civil War .
To understand the context of the battle, read not only about the strategy and tactics of the Civil War, but also about the thinking of the time that propelled the country into war over slavery.
Some of the notable thinkers of the time who opposed slavery included President Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Walt Whitman, Frederick Douglas, Sojourner Truth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Lloyd Garrison, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Mark Twain.
Harriet Beecher Stowe House wallpaper with illustrations from Uncle Tom’s Cabin and poster for Uncle Tom’ Cabin play. Stowe’s writing stirred antislavery compassion before and during the Civil War.