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2  Ceremony to dedicate cemetery at Gettysburg  Lincoln spoke for ~2 minutes Huge impact on how people viewed the U.S. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_pl ans/the-gettysburg-address-how-history-is- made/ http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/lessons_pl ans/the-gettysburg-address-how-history-is- made/

3  Defeat at  Low  Confederate Morale Planters: Soldiers: Government:

4  Ulysses S. Grant  William T. Sherman  Both men believed in total war

5  Virginia Grant’s goal: Constant and high  Grant called a  Georgia Sherman’s goal: Sherman to the ground; the people and prevent them from

6  Lincoln faces Everyone wants  McClellan =  Fremont =  Lincoln and running mate Recent and cast by Union soldiers secured

7  Union troops Part President Davis and his government  Lee and Grant met at Lee April 9, 1865 Lincoln gives Within, Confederate


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