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The End of the War in the West

The End of the War in the West. Vicksburg is last town standing on Mississippi River Union troops siege (surround) Vicksburg for two months Confederates surrender on July 4 th , 1863. 1864-1865. In the East - Multiple failed Union attempts for Richmond What to do?. The Election of 1864.

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The End of the War in the West

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  1. The End of the War in the West • Vicksburg is last town standing on Mississippi River • Union troops siege (surround) Vicksburg for two months • Confederates surrender on July 4th, 1863

  2. 1864-1865 • In the East - Multiple failed Union attempts for Richmond • What to do?

  3. The Election of 1864 • Lincoln vs. McClellan • If Lincoln is not re-elected, will McClellan grant the South independence?

  4. The Civil War – The Final Push • Grant is given command of the Union forces in early 1864 • Determined to push towards Richmond and end the war

  5. Grant’s March towards Richmond

  6. Push towards Richmond • Grant suffers huge losses (65,000 casualties in two months!) • Continues to push towards Richmond • Decides to put Petersburg under siege • Major supply center for South • Under Siege June 1864 – April 1865

  7. Sherman’s March to the Sea • War in West is won • William Tecumseh Sherman marches Western troops to the East • Destroy everything in their path

  8. Sherman’s March to the Sea • “War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it. The worse it is, the sooner it will be over.” • July – December 1864

  9. The Thirteenth Amendment • “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.“ • January of 1865 • Officially made slavery illegal in United States

  10. Appomattox • Richmond is burned • Supplies are destroyed • Mississippi River is in Union hands • Lee surrenders at Appomattox in April of 1865

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