Civil War Notes 11-16 Flashcards
Began as a ___________victory/ ended as a __________victory.
- confederate
* Union
When was the battle of Gettysburg?
July 1-3, 1863
Pickett’s Charge
General___________advised Lee against it.
•Longstreet
Pickett’s Charge had a mass slaughter of which side?
Confederates
Lee admitted what at Pickett’s Charge?
Major mistake
Casualties of north and south at Pickett’s Charge
Union- 23,049
= 51,112
Confederates- 28,063
When was the battle of Vicksburg?
July 4, 1863
Where was the battle of Vicksburg?
Mississippi
Who lead the Union forces in the battle of Vicksburg?
Grant
What was the union trying to gain control of?
Mississippi River
Who won the battle of Vicksburg?
Union
What happen to the south because the battle of Vicksburg?
South cut into two/ too difficult to defend/ and looses major supply and travel route
Where was the battle of Gettysburg?
Pennsylvania
Who was elected at the election of 1864?
Abraham Lincoln
What did Abraham Lincoln promise after he was re elected?
To end the war soon