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The Fall of Vicksburg The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was important because it gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and cut the South in half. The North’s Reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation It was praised. Northern Democrats opposed it because they only wanted to restore the Union, not to end slavery Abolitionists argued that Lincoln had not gone far enough still leaving “slavery, as a system . . . , still to exist in all the so-called loyal Slave States.” The Emancipation Proclamation The Southern View of Emancipation Emancipation in 1863 African American and Women’s Contributions to the War participated in military service served in the workforce women provided medical care and ran plantations and farms African-Americans in Civil War Battles The Famous 54th Massachusetts Importance of the Battle of Gettysburg It was a major turning point because General Lee never again entered the North. This Union victory took place on the same day as General Grant’s capture of Vicksburg in Mississippi. Both these critical victories made northerners believe that the Confederacy could be defeated. The Road to Gettysburg: 1863 Gettysburg Casualties 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. Abe Lincoln Campaigns Launched in Virginia and Lower South Wilderness Campaign – May-June 1864 Battle of Cold Harbor – June 1-3, 1864 Battle in Atlanta – Atlanta fell to General Sherman on September 2, 1864 Sherman’s March to the Sea – ended December 10, 1864 when Sherman reached Savannah, Georgia Sherman’s March through Georgia to the Sea, 1864 The End of the Civil War Trapped and defenseless in Richmond, Virginia, Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. The Civil War had come to an end. Appomattox Courthouse April 9th, 1865 General Robert E. Lee (Confederacy) Surrendering to: Ulysses S. Grant (Union) McLean Home •Meeting lasted 1 ½ hours •The Confederates were to return home with dignity and respect … More Surrendering!! Bennitt Place Confederate: Joseph Johnston Union: William T. Sherman After four bloody years of civil war, the South was defeated. Casualties on Both Sides Over 618,000 military deaths during Civil War.