gettysburg, pa. grant’s successful push down mississippi left only one major csa stronghold -...
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Gettysburg, PA
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Grant’s successful push down Mississippi left onlyone major CSA stronghold - Vicksburg His forcessurround the city(blockade)for 6 weeks
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No food or supplies came in and the Confederates ran out of foodResorted to eating dogs and rats!!
CSA forced to surrender on July 4, 1863
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Victory give Union control of the Mississippi River
Cut off Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas from rest of Confederacy (split Confederacy in two)
VICKSBURG
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Lee was hoping to achieve a victory on Union soil
June 1863 Lee crosses into PA heading for Harrisburg (a railroad center) but ran into Union troops in the small town of Gettysburg
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Pickett’s Charge- Direct assault on middle of the Union line- Disaster for Confederacy- By the end of the battle over 1/3 of Lee’s army is crushed- Leads to CSA retreat
PUSH!!
Wasn’t my
idea..
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VICKSBURG = Control of MississippiGETTYSBURG = Turning point battle, CSA in retreat!
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10 sentences Lincoln’s best known speech Came at dedication of Gettysburg
battlefield as a cemetery (4 months after battle)
Reiterates principles of human equality (Declaration of Independence) and redefines this as the true goal of the war
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvA0J_2ZpIQ
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Link the excerpts with their meaning!