Reasons for turnovers: Throw-away â The thrower misses his target and the disc falls to the ground. Drops â The receiver is not able to catch the disc. Blocks â A defender deflects the disc in mid flight, causing it to hit the ground. Interceptions â A defender catches a disc thrown by the offense.
Gettysburg (1863) was a turning point because it marked the highest point of Confederate power. It was General Lee's last invasion of the North, was the first indisputable defeat for the Confederacy, and saw the South take losses that, at that stage in the war, they could no longer afford.
Up until the Battle of Gettysburg, Lee (and his troops) believed that his troops... In addition to the strategic events outlined above to consider the battle a turning point, the Battle of Gettysburg was both a tactical and moral defeat for Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia.