1. Bell Ringer – 2/8/08 1.What African American inventor did you choose to research and what did he/she invent? 2.Write a paragraph (5-7 sentences) explaining what you are hoping to learn about this inventor and/or their invention.

2. Battle of Gettysburg In June 1863, General Lee crossed into Pennsylvania (Union territory) with his Confederate troops In the small town of Gettysburg 75,000 Confederate troops prepared to fight Union Soldiers After 3 days of fighting 23,000 Union soldiers died and 28,000 Confederates died

4. The Gettysburg Address President Lincoln helped dedicate a cemetery at the Gettysburg battlefield His Gettysburg Address, only a few minutes long, remains a classic statement of democratic ideals

5. War of Attrition Lincoln promoted General Ulysses Grant to command the Union after several generals proved failures Grant planned a war of attrition – to continue fighting until the South ran out of men, supplies, and the will to fight Lee’s Confederate army steadily dwindled in able-bodied men, and few reserves remained