SUMMARY
1. In 1863, Lee repulsed an advance by Hooker's army, and invaded Pennsylvania, but was defeated by Meade at Gettysburg.
2. In the West, Grant took Vicksburg, and the Mississippi was opened to the sea. The Confederates defeated Rosecrans at Chickamauga, but were defeated by Grant and other generals at Chattanooga.
3. In 1864, Grant moved across Virginia, after much hard fighting, and besieged Petersburg and Richmond, and Sherman marched across Georgia to Savannah.
4. In 1865, Sherman marched northward into North Carolina, and Grant forced Lee to leave Richmond and surrender.
5. In 1864, Lincoln was reëlected.
6. In April, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated and Johnson became President.
[Illustration: SHARPSHOOTER'S RIFLE USED IN THE CIVIL WAR. With telescope sight. Weight, 32 lb.]