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Ch. 11.4 The North Takes Charge 1. Armies Clash at Gettysburg • Gettysburg- Pennsylvania, the turning point of the Civil War. A. Prelude to Gettysburg • Chancellorsville- Virginia, Confederate victory here in 1863. • Lee hoped to win a Confederate victory and build Southern support in the North. http://www.history.com/videos/battle-atchancellorsville#battle-at-chancellorsville • Stonewall Jackson http://www.history.com/videos/stonewall-jackson#stonewall-jackson B. Gettysburg • Pennsylvania • Confederate troops were looking for footwear. • They ran into a Union regiment, both sides fired and sent for reinforcements http://www.history.com/videos/gettysburg-battle-strategy#gettysburg-battle-strategy http://www.history. • Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain led com/videos/chamberlainhis troops to meet Confederate rebels defends-little-roundtop#chamberlain-defendsat Little Round Top. • His soldiers ran out of ammunition little-round-top and charged the tired rebels with their bayonets. • The rebels surrendered and the Union Army held their position at Cemetery Ridge. C. The Second Day D. The Third Day • A charge at the center of the Union lines at Cemetery Ridge. • The Confederate soldiers retreated and the Union held the hill. • After this defeat Lee would never try and attack the Union again. http://www.history.com/videos/last-charge-at-gettysburg#last-charge-at-gettysburg 2. Grant Wins at Vicksburg • Vicksburg- Mississippi, one of two Confederate holdouts preventing the Union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River. • important for transporting goods http://www.history.com/videos/the-union-siege-ofvicksburg#the-union-siege-of-vicksburg A. Vicksburg Under Siege • Grant sent troops to destroy rail lines and draw attention away from Vicksburg. • Grant landed infantry at Vicksburg and took Jackson (capital of Miss) • Two assaults on Vicksburg failed. • Grant decided to use artillery and shell the city, this wore down the Confederates and they ran out of food • Confederates surrendered, Confederacy now cut in two. 3. The Gettysburg Address • A famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. http://www.history.com/videos/gilder-lehrmangettysburg-address#gilder-lehrman-gettysburgaddress 4. The Confederacy Wears Down A. Confederate Morale • Confederate morale weakened due to a lack of food and major losses. • Many Confederate states such as North and South Carolina wanted a peace agreement. • Jefferson Davis could not govern effectively because of the discontent. B. Grant Appoints Sherman • Grant appointed commander of the Union armies. • William Tecumseh ShermanAppointed by Grant to command the military division of Mississippi • Both believed in total war, taking the fight to the entire south. http://www.history.com/videos/grant-and-sherman-unlikely-leaders#grantand-sherman-unlikely-leaders C. Grant and Lee in Virginia • Grant’s strategy was to immobilize Lee’s army in Virginia. • Grant promised Lincoln that “Whatever happens, there will be no turning back.” http://www.history.com/videos/the-confederacys-laststand#the-confederacys-last-stand D. Sherman’s March • Sherman wanted to show Georgia’s civilians the destructive nature of war and thus destroy the will of Confederate civilians to continue the war. E. The Election of 1864 • Victories by Sherman helped Lincoln win his reelection. http://www.history.com/videos/legacy-of-the-civilwar#legacy-of-the-civil-war F. The Surrender at Appomattox • Appomattox Court House- The site of Lee’s surrender to Grant, located in Virginia. • After four years the Civil War was over. 1861-1865. http://www.history.com/videos/surrender-at-appomattoxcourthouse#surrender-at-appomattox-courthouse