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The North WinsThe North WinsChapter 17Section 3
Union Victories at Union Victories at Gettysburg and VicksburgGettysburg and Vicksburg
Since General Lee had won at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, he gained confidence to go and attack the North again
In all the confusion, Confederate guards accidentally killed Stonewall Jackson
Lee headed North, where he met with troops in Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg started on July 1, 1863 Union had 90,000 troops and Confederates had 75,000 Union struggled to stay on Cemetery Ridge, while
Confederates tried to dislodge, or remove them George Pickett decided to attack on the Union’s line with
15,000 troops It was called Pickett’s Charge It failed, causing Confederates to retreat Union failed to follow and destroy Lee’s army, which
angered Lincoln South never recovered from Gettysburg
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Battle of Gettysburg Pickett’s Charge
Battle of Gettysburg
Union Victories at Union Victories at Gettysburg and VicksburgGettysburg and Vicksburg On July 4, 1863, Union received news that
Confederate troops had surrendered to Grant in Vicksburg
Grant attacked in the Siege of Vicksburg Grants troops surrounded the city and blocked the
delivery of food and supplies The Union finally had accomplished a huge point in
the Anaconda Plan South was split into two
Ulysses S. Grant
The Siege of Vicksburg
The Confederacy FallsThe Confederacy Falls The Unions plan was o have Grant take on Lee’s armies
while William Tecumseh Sherman went into the South In September 1864, Sherman took Atlanta His victory affected the election, because Lincoln won
again On November, 1864, Sherman burnt Atlanta and set out
on a long march Sherman’s March to Sea destroyed Georgia Over 19,000 slaves were able to escape plantations In Virginia, both Grant and Lee used strategy to destroy
Lee’s armies At the Battle of Wilderness in May 1864, Grant had over
17,000 casualties At Cold Harbor, Grant had 7,000 casualties In June 1864, Grant went for a long nine month siege fro
Richmond
The Confederacy FallsThe Confederacy Falls Lee warned all the Confederates in Richmond about
Grant’s armies On April 2, 1865, Confederates fled Richmond and set
flames so that Grant couldn’t use their supplies Lee fled West with Grant following When Lee had enough, he sent a letter to Grant
saying that he surrendered On April 9, 1865, Lee and Grant met at Appomattox
Court House It is here that Lee surrendered The Civil War was ending
VideoVideo http://www.history.com/videos/the-union-siege-of-
vicksburg#the-union-siege-of-vicksburg
Works CitedWorks Cited http://www.indexinn.com/countries/usa/
pennsylvania/pl_images/009_Pennsylvania-Battle-of-Gettysburg-Reenactment.jpg
http://americancivilwar.com/civil_war_map/battle_of_gettysburg.jpg
http://www.kalmus.dk/civilwar/wzpic/Statskort2i.jpg http://www.teacheroz.com/images/grant.gif