late civil war battles and the gettysburg address
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Late Civil War Battles and The Gettysburg Address
The Battle of Gettysburg• This was the turning
point of the war.• A three day battle in
Pennsylvania that crippled the Confederate Army.• Never again would
the South invade the North.
“Dixieland”• Listen to Steve Earle’s song Dixieland and read along with the
song.• On a separate sheet of paper, write down anything that you
find interesting about what the lyrics have to say about the battle of Gettysburg and Kilrain’s experience.
General Grant Wins at Vicksburg
• Vicksburg was one of the last Confederate holdouts on the Mississippi River.• The Union blasted
Vicksburg for 6 weeks.• With a Union victory
there, the Union had complete control of the Mississippi River.
The Gettysburg Address• Four Months after the
Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, Lincoln dedicated a national cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield. • He gave a speech at the
ceremony called the Gettysburg Address.• This address helped
unify the nation.
The Address• Identify the qualities of Lincoln’s speech that Edward Everett
most admired after reading “Another Perspective” on page 333.
The South Surrenders
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