US History › Section H · Civil War and Reconstruction › Topic H.3
1863: emancipation and turning points
By 1863 the Civil War had become a different kind of war: larger, harsher and aimed at destroying slavery as well as restoring the Union. The Emancipation Proclamation and the battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg made it the year the war's direction changed.
In this topic
- A new kind of war
- Mobilising the Confederacy
- Mobilising the Union
- Women and the war effort
- Lincoln's cautious path
- Worked example: Lincoln's letter to Greeley
- The Emancipation Proclamation
- Reactions North and South
- Gettysburg and Vicksburg
- Worked example: why July 1863 was a turning point
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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