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Oct 3 , 2013 R.A.W. What battle was the turning point of the war?. AIM # 12 How did the Union win the war?. vs. U.S. Grant. I. Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln turns to Grant after years of poor leaders Grants tactics: ATTACK, ATTACK, & ATTACK
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Oct 3, 2013 R.A.W. What battle was the turning point of the war? AIM#12 How did the Union win the war?
vs U.S. Grant
I. Ulysses S. Grant • Lincoln turns to Grant after years of poor leaders • Grants tactics: • ATTACK, ATTACK, & ATTACK • Utilizes the Union’s superior numbers to eventually defeat Lee and the Confederacy
II. Union Path to Victory • Union resources starting to pay off • Confederacy is in desperate need of resources like: • (food, medical supplies, ammo, supplies, & soldiers) • This forces General Robert E. Lee to take necessary risks -- Gettysburg
III. Surrender at Appomattox • On Sunday,April 9th, 1865Robert E. Lee surrenders to U.S. Grant in the small town of Appomattox.Court House, Virginia. • After 4 years of war Lee’s army is starved and broken.