Lecture/presentation that explores the capture of Vicksburg, the Gettysburg Address, Sherman's march through Georgia, the Wilderness campaign, and the events at Appomattox Courthouse.

1. Reflect:
List two (2) reasons why Gettysburg was one of the most important
battles of the Civil War up to that point in July of 1863.
A New Birth of Freedom
View of the Gettysburg Battlefield, with the
Pennsylvania monument in the distance (above)
and an amputation being performed in 1863 (right)

2. 1
Vicksburg and Port Hudson
Drawing of the siege of Vicksburg from Harper’s
Weekly, 1863
Contemporary newspaper view of the Union fleet
attacking Port Hudson, 1863
Vicksburg and
Port Hudson
on the
Mississippi
River
Vicksburg, MI was one of two C.S.A.
cities on MS River – Grant settled on
a siege of the city, leading to the city’s
surrender on July 3-4, 1863
5 days later came the fall of Port
Hudson – Confederacy was now split
in two

3. 2:36Civil War Battles: Vicksburg

4. 3
The Gettysburg Address
The only known photo of Lincoln at the Gettysburg
dedication ceremony
The crowd at the Gettysburg dedication
ceremony
November 1863, ceremony was held to dedicate a cemetery at
Gettysburg
First speaker was Edward Everett who gave a two-hour speech
Lincoln then spoke for a little more than 2-minutes and “remade
America”

5. 5:43The Civil War: The Gettysburg
Address

6. 2:05Blood and Glory: Lincoln’s
Gettysburg Address

7. 6
Confederate Troubles and Chattanooga
Confederate troops marching in Maryland, 1862 An 1889 lithograph by Kurz and Allison of the Battle
of Lookout Mountain
Map of the Chattanooga battle
Confederacy was low on essential supplies:
(1) food, (2) shoes, (3) uniforms, (4) guns,
and (5) ammunition
Nov. 1863, Grant won a series of battles
near Chattanooga, TN – Grant was then
made General in Chief of the Union army

8. 7
Sherman’s March Through Georgia
Sherman’s men destroying a railroad in AtlantaWilliam T. Sherman
Sherman’s path through the South
Conquest of GA was given to William T.
Sherman – Sherman followed “total war”
Total War = fighting not just the South’s
armies but also its civilian population
Nov. 1864, Sherman burned Atlanta to the
ground and cut a 60-mile path of
destruction through GA

9. 2:07Blood & Glory: The March to
Savannah

10. 9
Lincoln’s Political Problems
Lincoln and Johnson campaign poster, 1864Salmon Chase
George McClellan Abraham Lincoln
Election of 1864 = Lincoln’s
reelection was, at first, in doubt
– but Lincoln defeated
Democrat George McClellan!

11. 3:51Civil War in Four Minutes: Election
of 1864

12. 11
The Wilderness Campaign
Ulysses S. Grant pictured during the
Wilderness/Overland Campaign
A conference took place on the River Queen, near
the Union’s Fort Monroe
May-June 1864, determined, Grant struck toward Richmond with
more than 100,000 men
Grant engaged Lee in a series of furious battles in the Wilderness of
Virginia
Grant suffered ~50,000 casualties, while Lee lost ~32,000 men –
difference was the North could replace these men, the South could not

13. 12
Appomattox Courthouse
Federal soldiers at the courthouse, April 1865
Artist’s imagining of Lee’s surrender
The house where Lee
surrendered to Grant
April 4, 1865, Lincoln traveled and toured
conquered Richmond
April 9, 1865, Lee and Grant met to arrange a
surrender
Surrender took place at village called Appomattox
Courthouse, VA and per Lincoln’s orders, the terms
of surrender were “generous”

14. 2:39Remembering Lee’s Surrender

15. Homework:
Reflect
In two paragraphs, discuss how you believe people remember the
Civil War in the twenty-first century. Be sure to explain your views.
Wrapping-Up
How do we remember the end of the Civil War today? How
do we remember Grant and Lee in the twenty-first century?
Brief video from the History Channel about
the end of the Civil War (above) and Robert
E. Lee, photographed in 1869 (right)