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General grant asked lee to surrender, but he wouldn’t at first, then he realized that he didn’t have a chance against union forces.

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The Civil War was the most fatal war in us history ther were many lives lost, and billions of dollars in damage

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As Lincoln gives his famous speech, general grant takes Richmond

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Sherman marched through the Carolinas to get to general grants army

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The 2nd battle took place near Spotsylvania Court House while Lee and his confederate troops were retreating from General Grant.

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He had  a plan to march on the confederate capitol and win the war while he had a diversion in the Deep South

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The goal of the union army was to capture the confederate capital. After a 9 month siege Findlay drive lees army out of the city

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Near the end of the war, union troops invaded Florida. They had a good strategy but their armies were desecrated by the southern troops.

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Farragut showed great bravery and assaulted confederate ports along the Mississippi. Although outnumbered he was successful in gaining control of the mississippi

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The situation of the south grew dire and everyone in the south knew they were going to lose

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With the help of African American troops the union laid siege to Petersburg and eventually winning the city and cutting off supplies to Richmond

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During the battle of the cold harbor grant lost 50,000 troops to the confederacy in 30 days. Critics called grant a butcher after how many of his troops have died

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The battle of the wilderness
During this battle Grant and Lee met in a dense forest between D.C. and Richmond. The union lost 17,000 men.

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On his march he had 3 battles

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He is a person of action and is much more aggressive than previous generals

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New general that President Lincoln likes

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General Ulysses S. Grant

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The union has the south cut in half and split amongst themselves

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The union has cut off supply to the south

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The union has the south surrounded

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Lesson 5