Question

Select all that apply. What two Union victories in the summer of 1863 were the turning point in the war? Vicksburg Petersburg Atlanta Gettysburg Chattanooga

Answer 1

Both Vicksburg, and Gettysburg, were very important victories to the Union side.

Answer 2

• The Siege of Vicksburg was one of the Union's most successful campaigns. From the spring of 1862 until July 1863, the Union forces attempted to take the town of Vicksburg, Mississippi. The event divided the Confederate forces.

• The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1st to July 3rd, 1863) was one of the most important victories of the Union, and one of the most significant battles of the Civil War. After the victory at Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee marched into Pennsylvania in June 1863. However, he was forced to withdraw toward Virginia on July 4.