The North WinsChapter 17 Section 3

The Battle of Gettysburg

July 1-3, 1863General Lee invades the North with 75,000 Confederate troops. General Meade meets him with 90,000 Union troops. It was a Union Victory and the turning point of the war.

Pickett’s Charge

On the third day of fighting at Gettysburg, General Lee ordered General Pickett to charge the Union Army’s Center with 13,000 men. The Charge was torn to pieces and the Rebels had to retreat.

Ulysses S. Grant

He was a brilliant General, highly focused and cool under fire, he won the first major union victories of the war.

Robert E. Lee

General Lee did not want to fight the Union but felt he had to stand by his state of Virginia. He was a brilliant General and a born leader.

Siege of Vicksburg

The last Confederate strong hold on the Mississippi River fell on July 4, 1863 to Union forces under General Grant. This battle split the South into two parts.

William Tecumseh Sherman

General Sherman pushed through the Deep South to Atlanta and the Atlantic coast. This would be called Sherman’s march to the sea. He burned and destroyed everything in his path, leaving nothing for the rebels. This would be called Total War.

Appomattox Court House

On April 9th, 1865 General Lee and General Grant met in this small town to arrange surrender. General Grant was generous in the terms of the surrender. The war was now over.