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Turning Points of the Civil War

Turning Points of the Civil War. 11.4. Main Idea. Important fighting occurred in all sections of the country as well as at sea. Chancellorsville. 1863 in Virginia Last major victory for the Confederates Defeated an army twice their size CSA General Stonewall Jackson died in battle

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Turning Points of the Civil War

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  1. Turning Points of the Civil War 11.4

  2. Main Idea • Important fighting occurred in all sections of the country as well as at sea.

  3. Chancellorsville • 1863 in Virginia • Last major victory for the Confederates • Defeated an army twice their size • CSA General Stonewall Jackson died in battle • Robert Lee on the loss of Jackson, “I have lost my right arm.”

  4. Gettysburg • After Chancellorsville Lee decides to invade north again (Pennsylvania). • Wanted to scare northerners into calling off the war. • Lasts for 3 days (July 1-3) • South wins 1st 2 days of battles

  5. Gettysburg • On July 3, Lee orders his troops to charge straight into the enemy lines. • Pickett’s Charge was a disaster, 28,000 Confederate soldiers die at Gettysburg • Union wins battle, CSA retreats back to Virginia • CSA never recovers from devastation of Gettysburg

  6. Pickett’s Charge

  7. Vicksburg • What were the 2 goals of the Anaconda Plan? • General Ulysses Grant had control of the Mississippi River, except for Vicksburg. • In the Spring of 1863 Grant surrounded the city and began a siege (nothing in, nothing out, constant bombardment) • The people of Vicksburg nearly starved • They surrendered on July 4, 1863, 1 day after Gettysburg.

  8. Vicksburg

  9. Turning Points • Both Gettysburg and Vicksburg are turning points of the Civil War. • Vicksburg allowed the Union control the Mississippi and begin the invasion of the deep south. • Gettysburg weakened Lee’s army in the east.

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