For Thursday, 3/14 read Barney, chapter 6, (pp. 196-224)   and know the significance of the following.
Chancellorsville
Death of Jackson
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
New York City draft riots
Chattanooga
Union advantage in troops by 1864
U.S. Grant - promotion and military plans of 1864
Sherman's March to the Sea
Election of 1864
Confederacy's debate over enlisting slaves in the war.