Turning Points of the Civil War

1. Turning Points of the Civil War 11.4

2. Main Idea • Important fighting occurred in all sections of the country as well as at sea.

3. Chancellorsville • 1863 in Virginia • Last major victory for the Confederates • Defeated an army twice their size • CSA General Stonewall Jackson died in battle • Robert Lee on the loss of Jackson, “I have lost my right arm.”

4. Gettysburg • After Chancellorsville Lee decides to invade north again (Pennsylvania). • Wanted to scare northerners into calling off the war. • Lasts for 3 days (July 1-3) • South wins 1st 2 days of battles

5. Gettysburg • On July 3, Lee orders his troops to charge straight into the enemy lines. • Pickett’s Charge was a disaster, 28,000 Confederate soldiers die at Gettysburg • Union wins battle, CSA retreats back to Virginia • CSA never recovers from devastation of Gettysburg

6. Pickett’s Charge

7. Vicksburg • What were the 2 goals of the Anaconda Plan? • General Ulysses Grant had control of the Mississippi River, except for Vicksburg. • In the Spring of 1863 Grant surrounded the city and began a siege (nothing in, nothing out, constant bombardment) • The people of Vicksburg nearly starved • They surrendered on July 4, 1863, 1 day after Gettysburg.

8. Vicksburg

9. Turning Points • Both Gettysburg and Vicksburg are turning points of the Civil War. • Vicksburg allowed the Union control the Mississippi and begin the invasion of the deep south. • Gettysburg weakened Lee’s army in the east.