Word: chattannooga
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...before the President realized it. Finally, Hooker's resignation gave Mead a chance, and with the battle of Gettysburg the North began to cheer up again. Grant also rose to power and fame though ill thought of at first through lack of success and his victories at Vicksburg and Chattannooga added glory to the Administration. Throughout the war the situation of the leaders in the government depended greatly on the victories in the field, and only a startling series of successes carried Lincoln through his second campaign for the presidency...
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