Gettysburg and Vicksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
The _______________________ entered Gettysburg _____________________ looking for supplies.
General ______________ hoped to avoid fighting in an unfamiliar area but the two sides
__________________________ one another. After _________ days of fighting the _________________
had 25000 casuelties and the ________________ had 23000. The battle started at 5:30 a.m. on
______________________.
The Battle Cont.
The union troops were ________________ and retreated to ______________ ridge.
___________________ from both sides arrived. On the second day of fighting southern generals tried to
remove union forces from hills called ____________________ and _____________________________.
Union troops under general George ______________ held their positions. That night Meade made the
decision not to _______________. The next day General Lee ordered an attack designed to create a
panic and virtually destroy the union army.
Results of Gettysburg
The ___________________ started by firing nearly ___________ cannons at the _______________
lines. Under General George Picket thousands of __________________ attacked the Unions center
position. They advanced across open land. At first it seemed _____________________________ might
work, the confederates broke through the first line. In the end ______________ of those who charged
were _______________ or ___________________.
Vicksburg Siege
On _____________________ Lee retreated from ____________________. Also on the same day the
important river city of _________________________________________ fell to the Union under
__________________. In may Grant began the siege with _______________ troops. Blockading it to
prevent ____________ and _____________ from entering. The Unions gunships on the river supported
Grants _______________ troops by firing _______________ of morter shells into the city. The siege
lasted for ________ days. Both sides had many ________________.
Gettysburg Address
In ___________ of 1863 Soldiers National Cemetary was dedicated at _______________________.
Lincoln spoke for about _____ minutes. Lincoln was able to honor the _______________ and the
_________________ as well as state the vision for the country. “ These dead shall not die in vain”
Government of the ______________, by the ________________, for the __________________, shall
not perish from the ____________________.