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The War Ends

The War Ends. What happened after Gettysburg?. The day following the Union’s Gettysburg victory, General Ulysses S. Grant captured Vicksburg, Mississippi. This was the Confederate’s last port on the Miss. River, so losing this was a big deal. How did N.C. citizens react?.

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The War Ends

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  1. The War Ends

  2. What happened after Gettysburg? • The day following the Union’s Gettysburg victory, General Ulysses S. Grant captured Vicksburg, Mississippi. • This was the Confederate’s last port on the Miss. River, so losing this was a big deal.

  3. How did N.C. citizens react? • N.C. citizens, as well as most of the South, began calling for “peace” after hearing news of the battles. • They knew they could no longer sustain the toll the war was taking on their half of the country.

  4. When was it clear the war was ending? • By 1865, it was obvious that the Confederates were about to lose the war. • Soldiers were wounded, hungry, and tired. • The Confederates had zero men left to enlist! • They became so desperate that they even discussed recruiting slaves to join military.

  5. What was Sherman’s March? • Union General William Sherman took a “total war” philosophy. This meant that he ordered his army to take out not just enemy soldiers, but civilians’ homes, livestock, and crops. • His goal was to destroy civilian morale. • Southerners will always remember Sherman’s March as the most resented part of the Civil War.

  6. Sherman’s March

  7. What was the final battle? • Sherman’s army continued to steamroll through the South and eventually met Confederate troops in Bentonville, NC. • Confederate troops fought valiantly but fell due to having only 1/3 the number of troops as the Union.

  8. Where did the official surrender take place? • On April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. • Prideful Southerners were devastated by the news, while some who had already taken the Union’s side rejoiced.

  9. Robert E. Lee (right) surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant

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