The North Takes ChargeUnit 2- The Civil War

I. Confederate General Stonewall Jackson- shot by mistake by a Confederate soldier on May 2, 1863A. Lost his left arm to amputationB. Caught pneumonia and died 7 days

later

II. Battle of Gettysburg- July 1,2 & 3 in Gettysburg PAA. Bloodiest multi-day battle of CW

(51,000 casualtiesB. Most decisive battle between the

Union and Confederate1. Lee’s army severely weakened2. Lee gave up any hope of invading

the North3. Union took control of the war

III. Vicksburg- MississippiA. Confederate city fell to Grant’s army

on July 4, 1863B. The Union controlled the entire

Mississippi River five days later

IV. Gettysburg Address- November 1863A. Ceremony held to dedicate a

cemeterySpeech took 2 minutes, said to have

remade America

V. Grant leads Union to victoryA. Lincoln appoints Grant to lead Union

armyB. Grant appoints William Tecumseh Sherman to command division at the MS River

Both men believe in Total War- important to also fight the civilian population- They destroyed everything in their paths, as the strength of the people kept the war going (food, weapons, goods)

VI. Election of 1864Union victories leading up to election

allowed Lincoln to be reelected

VII. Confederate SurrenderA. Jefferson Davis abandoned Richmond, VAOrdered it to be burned so Union could

not take the cityB. Generals Lee and Grant meet to

arrange a Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House, VA on April 9, 1865