American History Chapter 15 Section 5

B. Battles

○ The Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia - Confederate Victory -The Union suffered nearly 13,000 casualties -The Confederates suffered nearly 5,000 casualties ○ The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania- Union Victory - The Confederacy suffered 28,000 casualties - It was a 3 day battle - The Union suffered 23,000 casualties - Lee lost almost one-third of his troops ○ The Fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi- Union Victory - After 6 weeks, Confederate troops gave up - This along with the defeat at Gettysburg, made July 1863 the major turning point of the Civil War for the South. The Union now had the upper hand.

The Fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi- Union Victory

- After 6 weeks, Confederate troops gave up - This along with the defeat at Gettysburg, made July 1863 the major turning point of the Civil War for the South. The Union now had the upper hand.

The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania- Union Victory

- The Confederacy suffered 28,000 casualties - It was a 3 day battle - The Union suffered 23,000 casualties - Lee lost almost one-third of his troops

The Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia - Confederate Victory

-The Union suffered nearly 13,000 casualties -The Confederates suffered nearly 5,000 casualties

What were the two key results of the Civil War?

1. It ended slavery 2. It reunited the nation

William Tecumseh Sherman-

A tough Union General who believed in total war and who advanced towards Atlanta

2. Closing in on the Confederacy

A. After 7 weeks of fighting Grant had lost 55,000 men and the Confederate lost 35,000 men

1. The Tide Turns Part 1

A. After the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, the war began to go badly for the North. The problem was poor leadership.

3. Peace at Last Part 1

A. On April 2nd Grants troops finally broke Confederate lines B. By evening, Richmond was in Union hand

4. The War Created Many New Opportunities for Women Part 1

A. Teachers B. Nurses C. Elizabeth Blackwell- America's first female physician

Total War-

All-out attacks aimed at destroying an enemy's army, its resources, and its people's will to fight

Classify each of the following people as either a Union general or a Confederate general:

Ambrose Burnside-Union General Robert E. Lee- Confederate General Ulysses S. Grant- Union General William Tecumseh Sherman- Union General

Elizabeth Blackwell-

America's first female physician

Siege-

An attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender

Where and what date did Lee surrender?

April, 9, 1865 at Appomattox

1. The Tide Turns Part 2

B. Battles ○ The Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia - Confederate Victory -The Union suffered nearly 13,000 casualties -The Confederates suffered nearly 5,000 casualties ○ The Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania- Union Victory - The Confederacy suffered 28,000 casualties - It was a 3 day battle - The Union suffered 23,000 casualties - Lee lost almost one-third of his troops ○ The Fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi- Union Victory - After 6 weeks, Confederate troops gave up - This along with the defeat at Gettysburg, made July 1863 the major turning point of the Civil War for the South. The Union now had the upper hand.

Dorothea Dix-

Became the head of the Union Army nurses

1. The Tide Turns Part 3

C. Gettysburg Address ○ Written by Abraham Lincoln ○ Written to honor the soldiers who had died there

3. Peace at Last Part 2

C. On April, 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee Surrendered ○ Confederates surrendered D. They had to give up their weapons and leave in peace

4. The War Created Many New Opportunities for Women Part 2

D. Dorothea Dix- Became the head of the Union Army nurses E. Harriet Tubman- Served as a Union nurse F. Clara Barton- Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield."

3. Peace at Last Part 3

E. The Civil War was the bloodiest conflict the United States has ever fought F. 260,000 Confederate soldiers gave their lives to this war

3. Peace at Last Part 4

G. The Civil War Had Two Key Results 1. Reunited the Nation 2. Put an end to slavery

How did Lincoln take advantage of the Gettysburg address?

He looked ahead to find the Union victory, and that things would heal following the war.

Why are the battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg considered a turning point in the Civil War?

It was considered a turning point because that is when it finally started looking good for the north.

Clara Barton-

Known as the "Angel of the Battlefield"

Why did Lee finally decided to surrender?

Lee finally surrender because he was outnumbered

How did Sherman show "the hard hand of war"?

People who were new to war he showed the horrors

Harriet Tubman-

Served as a Union nurse