Chapter 15 Section 5 - Turning The Tide Of War

Summary

In July of 1863, Confederate forces moved into the North but were defeated by the Union army at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania. Gettysburg and another Union victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi marked a turning point in the war. Lincoln’s address at the Gettysburg helped war-weary Americans focus on their shared ideals. After a long, bloody summer, Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant captured major Southern strongholds. These victories led to Lincoln’s reelection. In the last months of the war, General William Tecumseh Sherman destroyed Southern areas in his March to the Sea. Grant and the Union army marched toward Richmond, and Lee finally surrendered. America’s deadliest war freed millions of African Americans, strengthened the federal government, and launched the challenge of Reconstruction.

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