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The North Wins

The North Wins. Thanks to victories, Beginning with Gettysburg and ending with Richmond, The Union Survived. Vocabulary Battle of Gettysburg Pickett’s Charge Siege of Vicksburg Appomattox Court House. Key People Ulysses S Grant Robert E. Lee William Tecumseh Sherman.

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The North Wins

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  1. The North Wins Thanks to victories, Beginning with Gettysburg and ending with Richmond, The Union Survived

  2. Vocabulary Battle of Gettysburg Pickett’s Charge Siege of Vicksburg Appomattox Court House Key People Ulysses S Grant Robert E. Lee William Tecumseh Sherman Key Terms and Key People

  3. Call 1-800-General…..NOW • Abraham Lincoln replaced McClellan with Ambrose Burnside as General but Burnside led 12,600 troops to their death at Fredericksburg • John Hooker replaced Burnside as General but he was defeated at Chancellorsville by Lee with half as many troops • Stonewall Jackson would be killed after the battle but Lee would plan to invade the North again to force peace talks and gain European Support

  4. LEEve us Alone • As Lee crossed into Philadelphia, the Three day Battle of Gettysburg would begin with 90,000 union Troops and 75,000 Confederates • As Both Sides tried to hold position Lee ordered 13,000 troops to storm the middle of the union line • After Pickett’s Charge Lee would lead his men in retreat but the North would not Finish him off • The North Lost 23,000 men in the Battle with the South Losing 28,000 men as Lincoln looked for a man to defeat Lee

  5. Taken for Grant-ed • Ulysses S. Grant defeated the South at the Siege of Vicksburg after opening up the Mississippi River to the North • Grant would Surround Vicksburg to Starve out the Soldiers who would surrender fulfilling the Anaconda Plan • With the South Split in two the union had an advantage in the War and Lincoln would place Grant in a position to defeat Lee

  6. Merry Christmas Mr. President • As Grant went after Lee in Virginia, William Tecumseh Sherman would push through Atlanta to the Atlantic Coast • Sherman would wage Total War, destroying everything in his path leading to Atlanta • Sherman’s Victory in Atlanta would be a Boost to the Union but also lead to the Reelection of Lincoln as President • Sherman Brought hope to a quick end to the war and delivered Lincoln Savannah on the Georgia Coast

  7. Total Control • After Sherman’s Victory in Georgia he would march North to meet Grant in Virginia where he had been fighting a Brutal War • Grant Would lose 17,000 men in the Battle of the Wilderness but would not retreat • The war would continue in Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor where 7,000 of Grant’s troops would die fighting • The war would settle in at Petersburg and lead to 10 months of fighting • Grant would have Richmond surrounded and Lee would retreat and at 8pm on April 3rd, the union would Control Richmond

  8. Mission Accomplished • Though Lee wanted to keep fighting, he knew there was no hope and would Surrender on April 9th, 1865 at Appomattox Court House • Grant offered up a Generous Surrender, letting the Southern Troops march home in peace • After 4 long years of Fighting the Civil War would be over

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