THE WAY TO VICTORY CHAPTER 13, LESSON 5 PAGES

VOCABULARY Gettysburg: a three day battle that ended with Union victory “March to the Sea”: advance by Sherman’s army to Savannah, Georgia Vicksburg: gave the Union control of the Mississippi

What were the major turning points of the war for the Union? The Battle of Gettysburg  General Lee (Confederate) vs. General Pickett  July 1, 1863, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania  Drove Lee out of Penn. Victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi  Great Union victory  Ulysses S. Grant  Secured the Mississippi THE TIDE OF THE WAR TURNS

How did Grant’s actions during battle contrast with McClellan’s? Ulysses S. Grant  Chattanooga, Tenn. Victory  Named commander of all Union armies  Grant’s army “smashed” Lee’s  Battle of the Wilderness  Spotsylvania Courthouse  Cold Harbor Election of 1864  Lincoln won 55% of popular vote Total War  Sherman’s “March to the Sea”  To Savannah, Georgia  A path of destruction-50 miles wide THE FINAL PHASES

What were the results of the war? Surrender at Appomattox AApril 9, 1865 JJefferson Davis captured May 10 A New President AApril 14, 1865 assassination by John Wilkes Booth VVice president Andrew Johnson Results of the War >>600,000 soldiers died BBillions of $$ in damage to South SSaved the Union FFreed millions of Americans VICTORY FOR THE NORTH

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