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The War Between the States (con’t) 1863- 1865. The Campaigns of 1863 Chancellorsville Confederate casualties The death of Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson.

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1 The War Between the States (con’t) 1863- 1865

2 The Campaigns of 1863 Chancellorsville Confederate casualties The death of Gen. “Stonewall” Jackson

3 The Campaigns of 1863 (con’t) Vicksburg Grant’s plan Besieging Vicksburg

4 The Campaigns of 1863 (con’t) Gettysburg Lee invades PA An accidental battle Northern victory Union General Meade refuses to advance

5 The Campaigns of 1863 (con’t) Vicksburg falls Port Hudson, LA Grant is promoted

6 Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 November 19, 1863 “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” “It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

7 Total war Grant’s war of attrition March towards Richmond African American troops Battle of Cold Harbor Grant is relentless…

8 Sherman marches through Georgia Burning Atlanta Sherman’s March to Savannah Sherman’s “bow ties” Capturing Savannah “Taking the gloves off”

9 The election of 1864 Lincoln v General McClellan VP Andrew Johnson Selective Union furloughs

10 Abraham Lincoln “let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds…”

11 An End to the War Negotiating terms Confederate surrenders Appomattox Court House Durham, NC

12 A Northern View of Jeff Davis

13 Results of the War * Costs of the war –Casualties over 600,000 –Financial costs $15 Trillion!! * The South after the war * The North after the war

14 Consequences of the war Constitutional unity of the states A new political majority


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