Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump: Though at an early age he is deemed to have a below average IQ of 75, he has an endearing character and shows devotion to his loved ones and duties, character traits which bring him into many life-changing situations.
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought because General Lee had a need to find food and other supplies for his men who had just been through a very hard winter. The Battle of Gettysburg was the most famous of all battles during the Civil War, and it involved the greatest number of fatalities in the entire war.
The Battle of Gettysburg is considered the turning point of the war  because on May or July 1-3,1863 for the first time, the Union  defeated Robert E. Lee's seemingly immortâ¦al troops. The Battle of  Gettysburg was a mistake, the Union troops and Confederates  accidentally ran into each other.