Bloodshed and Persuasion By: Carson, Thomas, Marc, and Connor The Turning point of the Civil War

The Gettysburg Address - Lincoln Delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19th 1863 in the town of Gettysburg. - Lincoln gave the speech four and a half months after the Union armies defeated the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. He gave the speech to try to persuade the Northerners to fight and end the war for the preservation of the Union and set an example of a unified country to the foreign countries to follow.

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania -Gettysburg is a small town in Pennsylvania right next to the border of Maryland and Pennsylvania. -The Gettysburg battle takes place here and around here. -Lincoln gives the Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg.

The Gettysburg Battle of July 1863 -The battle of Gettysburg was fought in Pennsylvania in the North. - The Union army had more soldiers for the battle. - The Confederates, led by General Lee came into battle with less people and had more casualties. -Lee and his army retreated after having too many casualties.

So far we’ve talked about… Questions So far we’ve talked about… -The town of Gettysburg -The Gettysburg Address

Major General Stuart -James Ewell Brown Stuart also known as J. E. B. Stuart or JEB. - Stuart lead his Cavalry in Gettysburg. -Cavalry: The part of a military force composed of troops that serve on horseback. -Father fought in the war of 1812 and Grandfather fought in the Revolutionary war.

Major General Meade -Born in Spain in 1815 and then came to America during a war in Spain. - On June 28th, 1863 Meade was appointed General for The Union. - Meade chose not to chase after the retreating Lee and was demoted to. brigadier general in the regular army.

Ulysses S. Grant -General for The Union and 18th President of the united States. -His fighting style deemed him the name “Unconditional Surrender.” -Ulysses S. Grant was not present during the battle of Gettysburg. -During The Gettysburg battle, Grant was at The Siege of Vicksburg which was about to end.

General Robert E. Lee -Lee, born in 1807 was the youngest of four Children. -His father is Colonel Henry Lee who was also governor of Virginia. -Lee’s First battle was in the Mexican War as a captain. -Lee used a tactic of sending a lot of men in at once. -General Lee went on a winning streak for a while and Gettysburg is one of his big losses.

Map of Gettysburg -Gettysburg -Maryland and Pennsylvania border -Major General Stuart’s Cavalry path -Confederate troops with General Lee -Chesapeake Bay

So Far we’ve talked about... Questions So Far we’ve talked about... -The Town of Gettysburg -The Gettysburg Address -The Gettysburg Battle -Major General Stuart -Cavalries -Ulysses S. Grant -General Robert E. Lee

Gettysburg Vicksburg

Vicksburg’s Placement and Reason - The Battle of Vicksburg was in Vicksburg, Mississippi in 1863. - The Union had more than twice as many soldiers than the Confederate states.

Why was Vicksburg a turning point? - The battle of Vicksburg was so important because the winner of this battle would take control of the Mississippi River and for the North this would contribute to the Anaconda Plan, and for the South this would prove to the North that their plans to take over the South will not work. - This battle was also important because the win for General Grant in this battle promoted him to become general of the whole army.

Vicksburg, Mississippi -Vicksburg is the only city in Warren County, Mississippi. -The Battle and Siege of Vicksburg was here. -The Union soldiers won this battle, and took control of Vicksburg.

Finishing the Gettysburg Address - The Gettysburg Address was given here because this is where there were Union soldiers and Confederate soldiers to show that everything was united. - This speech was very important as well because was now able to take the role of the strong, in-charge leader of all once again.

Weaponry in The Gettysburg and Vicksburg Battles -The Northern cannon could shoot almost a mile, giving the North vast range for which they could kill the southern soldiers. -In a addition to also having more supplies to make the weaponry, the north had rifles with higher reloading time, that for skilled soldiers could be shot three times a minute, giving the north even more advantages. -These weapons gave the North an increased amount of options of battle strategies, because the north had better range and power in their guns, even though the south was more skilled.

Battle Tactics For the Gettysburg and Vicksburg Battles

So far we’ve talked about Questions So far we’ve talked about -The Town of Gettysburg -The Gettysburg Address -The Gettysburg Battle -Major General Stuart -Cavalries -General Ulysses S. Grant -General Robert E. Lee -Vicksburg Placement and reasoning -Vicksburg, Mississippi -The Battle of Vicksburg -Weapons in Gettysburg and Vicksburg -Battle Tactics in Gettysburg and Vicksburg

Thank you for your attention during our presentation. Here’s a reading of the Gettysburg Address by Connor Smith.