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North Takes Charge and Legacy of War

North Takes Charge and Legacy of War. Sec.4 . Describe the battle of Gettysburg and its outcome. 3 day battle Crippled the south Unlikely spot for battle Lee wanted to push Union from high ground Chamberlain order a charge at Confederates Confederates surrendered in droves 30% died

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North Takes Charge and Legacy of War

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  1. North Takes Charge and Legacy of War Sec.4

  2. Describe the battle of Gettysburg and its outcome. • 3 day battle • Crippled the south • Unlikely spot for battle • Lee wanted to push Union from high ground • Chamberlain order a charge at Confederates • Confederates surrendered in droves • 30% died • Union(23,000 killed) Confederates (28,000) • South will never recover loss or surrender at Vicksburg (next day)

  3. What was Grant’s siege of Vicksburg like? • Vicksburg, Mississippi • One of only two Confederate holdouts • Key to take Mississippi • Residents had to take shelter • Confederacy was cut into

  4. Confederate Artifacts found at Vicksburg

  5. What are some of the key points of the Gettysburg Address? • Garry Willis: “Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address remade America. Before the war, people said, The United States are. After people said, The United States is.”

  6. Perhaps Lincoln's most famous speech. Five copies exist (the Library of Congress has two), though none are considered to be the original that Lincoln read from. It is believed that he penciled the notes on the train from Washington, D.C., to the battlefield. Los Angeles dealerJosephMaddalena has a standing offer of $10 million.

  7. Summarize the final events of the war leading to the surrender at Appomattox. • Low on food, shoes, uniforms, guns, and moral • William Tecumseh Sherman • Election of 1864 • Appomattox (April 9th, 1865)

  8. Battle of Gettysburg Part 1 • Battle of Gettysburg Part 2 • Gettysburg Address

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