The Tide of War Turns What did a

The Tide of War Turns What did a Civil War battle sound like? n What did it look like? n Describe a battle from the perspective of a drummer boy n

The Tide of War Turns Lincoln replaces Mc. Clellan again – this time with Burnside n “Sideburns” n

Fredericksburg Burnside decided to be different from Mc. Clellan and to attack n He took 122, 000 men towards Richmond n Lee gathered 79, 000 there to meet him n What poor decision did Burnside make in moving towards Lee? n He crossed the river IN FRONT OF HIM! n

Fredericksburg was a great loss for the Union n Burnside continued to send his men into heavy fire n Union – 13, 000 casualties n South – 5, 000 n Burnside quickly resigned n

Chancellorsville Next up for the Union – Hooker n Hooker decided to split his 115, 000 troops and move around Lee – attack him from the side n He was camping at Chancellorsville n

Chancellorsville When Lee found out about it, he took 40, 000 men to surprise them n He instructed the remaining 10, 000 men to make lots of fires, so that the Union would think they were still there n Lee and Jackson then split up at Chancellorsville and attacked Hooker – nearly crushing them n

Chancellorsville n n n Later that night, Jackson was accidentally shot by his own men – and eventually died The next day Hooker retreated The South looked very close to winning How would you rate Jackson as a general? Do you think the war would’ve been different had he not died?

Gettysburg Describe the mood in the North after Chancellorsville n There even rumors that Lincoln would resign n Lee was running out of supplies, but believed a victory in the North would end the war n

Gettysburg The South moved to Gettysburg because they heard there were shoes there n What do you think it would be like to fight a war without shoes? n Soon, both North and South met in Gettysburg n

Gettysburg n n n The new head of the Union army was Meade Who replaced Jackson as Lee’s main man? Longstreet What did Longstreet advise Lee to do? Wait til they had more people Why did Lee disagree?

Gettysburg The next day fighting began n During that day, some troops from Alabama noticed an unguarded hill, called Little Round Top n If they got to it, they could fire their cannons at the Union army, and likely crush them n

Gettysburg Some soldiers from Maine, being led by a college professor named Joshua Chamberlain, also noticed it n The Maine soldiers got their just before the Alabama soldiers, and fought them off n They likely saved the entire Union army! n

Gettysburg n n n On the third day, Lee decided to go for it all, though Longstreet disagreed Lee fired his cannons for a couple of hours, then ordered an attack on the Union forces The Union had stopped firing their cannons because they had run out of ammunition, so the Southerners thought they were retreating

Gettysburg As the Confederate soldiers got closer, the Union started firing their cannons again n When the Confederates finally got close, the Union simply opened rifle fire n Again, Lee had lost a third of his army n

Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War n North – 23, 000 n South – 28, 000 n

Vicksburg n n n Meanwhile, Grant had started a siege at Vicksburg It was the last important city on the Mississippi People ran out of food, and were bombed constantly They even started eating rats! Eventually, this forced them to give up the city

1863 List the events of 1863 which led to a renewed hope in the North n Gettysburg n Vicksburg n Lee’s forces severely crippled n

Gettysburg Address Why did people meet at Gettysburg? n To open a cemetery for the war dead n Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address n Today it is a beloved and revered speech n