1. Do Now
What problem does Lincoln have at the beginning of the Civil War?

2. Civil War
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3. Gettysburg July
By July of 1863 the Confederacy is starting to lose its ability to fight, despite its superior military performance
The Confederacy invades Pennsylvania in the hope of them attacking Maryland from the North
The Union is able to entrench themselves and defeat the Confederacy

4. Grant in the West
Ulysses S. Grant wins battle after battle in the west
He demands unconditional surrender from all Confederate forces that he attacks
He is willing to suffer losses of men to win battles
Battle of Vicksburg (July 4th 1863) ensures that the South will not win

5. Sherman’s March
William T. Sherman marches through Georgia stealing all valuables from every city that he reaches, burning homes, and destroying railroads
Total War- attacking the population or anything that could help your enemy

6. Election of 1864 Lincoln wins a closely contested election
His opponent George McClellan made it clear he would have negotiated peace with the Confederacy

7. Grant Captures Lee
Grant captures Richmond and then Lee’s forces at Appomattox court house in Virginia (April 9th 1865)
The Confederacy surrenders unconditionally

8. Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated April 14th 1865
600,000 men are killed during the war

9. The Civil War changed the way that wars were fought and it defined the identity of the United States. Let’s look at two documents which show this

10. Synthesis
Explain why the Union was able to win the Civil War.