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Victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg: Union's Turning Point

The key victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg during the American Civil War helped the Union wear down the Confederacy, marking a turning point in the conflict. Explore the battles, strategies, and impact on both sides.

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Victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg: Union's Turning Point

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  1. 11.4 The North Takes Charge Key victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg help the Union wear down the Confederacy. NEXT

  2. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-chancellorsvillehttp://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-chancellorsville SECTION 4 I. Armies Clash at Gettysburg • A. Prelude to Gettysburg • May 1863, South defeats North at Chancellorsville • Stonewall Jackson (C) mistakenly shot by own troops • - dies 8 days later of pneumonia • Lee (C) invades North to get supplies, support of Democrats Continued . . . NEXT

  3. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history/videos/the-battle-of-gettysburghttp://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/american-civil-war-history/videos/the-battle-of-gettysburg SECTION 4 • B. Gettysburg- The Turning Point Battle • Three-day battle at Gettysburg cripples South, turning point of war • Confederates go to find shoes; meet Union cavalry • July 1, Confederates drive Union back, take town • C. Three Day Battle- • Lee orders attack on Union lines; North cuts • down Confederates • - staggering losses on both sides • http://www.civil-war.net/searchphotos.asp?searchphotos=Gettysburg,%20PA NEXT

  4. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/vicksburg-campaignhttp://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/vicksburg-campaign SECTION 4 II. Grant Wins at Vicksburg • A. Vicksburg Under Siege • Confederate Vicksburg prevents Union from controlling Mississippi • Grant’s (U) assaults on Vicksburg fail, begins siege in May • Starving Confederates surrender on July 4 • Port Hudson, LA falls 5 days later; Confederacy completely divided NEXT

  5. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/gettysburg-addresshttp://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/gettysburg-address SECTION 4 III. The Gettysburg Address • A. The Memorial Ceremony • November 1863, ceremony held to dedicate cemetery in Gettysburg • Lincoln’s two-minute Gettysburg Address asserts unity of U.S. • - honors dead soldiers • - calls for living to dedicate selves to preserve Union, freedom Abraham Lincoln, at bottom center, moments after delivering the Gettysburg Address. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvA0J_2ZpIQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCXUbQ4JjXI NEXT

  6. SECTION 4 IV. The Confederacy Wears Down • A. Confederate Morale • South unable to attack; hopes to undo North’s morale, get armistice • Civilian morale plummets; public calls for peace • Discord in gov’t prevents Davis from governing effectively • B. Grant Appoints Sherman • March 1864, Lincoln appoints Grant commander of all Union armies • Grant appoints William Tecumseh Sherman(U) commander of MS division • Grant, Sherman believe in “total war” to destroy South’s will to fight Continued . . . NEXT

  7. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/william-t-sherman/videoshttp://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/william-t-sherman/videos http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/shermans-march SECTION 4 • C. Sherman’s March to the Sea • Sept. 1864, Sherman takes Atlanta; • South tries to cut supply lines • Sherman cuts wide path of destruction in Georgia; lives off land • December, takes Savannah, turns north • to help Grant fight Lee • - inflicts even more destruction in SC Continued . . . NEXT

  8. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-househttp://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house SECTION 4 • D. The Election of 1864 • Democrats want immediate armistice, • nominate McClellan • Radical Republicans—harsh • conditions for readmission to Union • Lincoln pessimistic; Northern • victories, troops’ votes give him win E. The Surrender at Appomattox • After Petersburg, Davis’s gov’t leaves Richmond, sets it afire • Lee surrenders April 1865 at village of Appomattox Court House - Lee’s soldiers paroled on generous terms NEXT

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