Analyze the Vicksburg Campaign and the Battle of Gettysburg. Other than taking place almost simultaneously in the Civil Wars chronology, explain the significance of these battles as turning points in the war. Why are they considered turning points? Explain fully.

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1. Analyze the Vicksburg Campaign and the Battle of Gettysburg. Other than taking place almost simultaneously in the Civil Wars chronology, explain the significance of these battles as turning points in the war. Why are they considered turning points? Explain fully.

2. Many historians argue that, by 1864, the Union army had moved to a policy of total war. What is meant by limited war and total war? What role did Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman have on war policy by late 1863, and just what was their plan? Was theirs a plan for total war? What was the Confederacys response? Explain fully.