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Chapter 4 Section 3

Chapter 4 Section 3. Southern Victories December 1862, Fredericksburg; May 1863, Chancellorsville The Battle of Gettysburg North wins decisive three-day battle of Gettysburg, July 1863 Total casualties were more than 30%; South demoralized The Gettysburg Address

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Chapter 4 Section 3

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  1. Chapter 4 Section 3

  2. Southern Victories • December 1862, Fredericksburg; May 1863, Chancellorsville The Battle of Gettysburg • North wins decisive three-day battle of Gettysburg, July 1863 • Total casualties were more than 30%; South demoralized The Gettysburg Address • Nov. 1863, Lincoln gives Gettysburg Address at cemetery dedication • Speech helps country realize it is a unified nation

  3. Total War • Lincoln appoints Grant (#12 )commander of all Union Armies (1864) • Grant appoints William Tecumseh Sherman as Western commander • Grant, Sherman wage total war to destroy South’s will to fight • Grant’s strategy to decimate Lee’s army while Sherman raids Georgia

  4. Sherman’s March • Spring 1864, Sherman creates a path of destruction through Georgia The Election of 1864 • Lincoln’s unexpected reelection helped by Sherman’s victories The Surrender at Appomatox • April 1865, Grant, Lee sign surrender at Appomatox Court House • Within a month, all remaining Confederate resistance collapses

  5. The Thirteenth Amendment • Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery in all states Lincoln Is Assassinated • April 14, 1865, Lincoln is shot at Ford’s Theater • Assassin John Wilkes Booth escapes, trapped by Union cavalry, shot • 7 million people pay respects to Lincoln’s funeral train

  6. Political and Economic Changes • Civil War increases power, authority of federal government • Southern economy shattered: industry, farmlands destroyed • A Revolution in Warfare • Developments in military technology make fighting more deadly • Ironclad ships change naval warfare

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