12.3 THE TIDE OF WAR TURNS Angela Brown. LEARNING TARGETS  I Can discuss the importance of Lee’s victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. 

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12.3 THE TIDE OF WAR TURNS Angela Brown

LEARNING TARGETS  I Can discuss the importance of Lee’s victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville.  I Can explain how the Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg turn the tide of the war.  I Can describe the message of the Gettysburg Address.

Victor/ Why Confederate Officer Union OfficerBattle South/Burnside crossed right in front of Lee’s army; kept charging into gunfire. LeeBurnsideFredericksburg South/Lee split his army and sent Jackson around to attack; surprised Hooker; Jackson died after the battle. Lee/JacksonHookerChancellorsville North/General Pickett charged the Union unsuccessfully. Confederates lost more than a third of their troops. Lee/Longstreet/ Pickett HookerGettysburg North/Union army laid siege to Vicksburg. Confederate army surrendered. PembertonGrantVicksburg

THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG  The greatest three-day battle ever fought in North America.  Pickett’s charge end the bloodiest battle of the War.  For the second time, Lee lost more than 1/3 of his army.  The confederates began their retreat the next day.  With victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg in 1863 the tide of war turned to favor the Union.

THE IMPORTANCE OF 1863 On July 4, 1863:  30,000 Confederate troops defending Vicksburg laid down their arms and surrendered.  Former slaves celebrated Independence Day for the first time.  Four days later, the Mississippi River was in the hands of the Union army, effectively cutting the Confederacy in two.

THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS  On November 19, 1863, some 15,000 people gathered at Gettysburg to honor the Union soldiers who had died there just four months before.  President Lincoln delivered a two-minute speech which became known as the Gettysburg Address.  He reminded people that the Civil War was being fought to preserve a country that upheld the principles of freedom, equality, and self-government.  The Gettysburg Address has become one of the best-loved and most-quoted speeches in the English language. It expresses grief at the terrible cost of war and the importance of preserving the Union.