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

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