The North Wins Chapter 17 Section 3

Union Victories at Gettysburg 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

Pictures Battle of Gettysburg Pickett’s Charge Battle of Gettysburg

Union Victories at Gettysburg 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 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 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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