Civil War Allee Krzyzak

Battles
1. First Battle of Bull Run
  1. Manassas,Virginia
    1. July 21,1861
  2. Generals
    1. McDowell
      1. Side:Union
        To Control the best route to the Confederate Capital
    2. Stonewall Jackson
      1. Side:Confederate
        His unit stood in place and did not let any Union troops through
    3. George McClellan
      1. Side:Union
  3. Union troops gave out.They tried to make an orderly retreat but the roads were clogged. The Confederates had won the battle.
2. Second Battle of Bull Run
  1. Manassas,Virginia
    1. August 1862
      1. Generals: John Pope, Jackson, Mclellan, Captain Fairfield
        Lincoln gave orders to John Pope to March on Richmond. Jackson's troops clash with Pope's. Pope gets pushed back. The Confederates win.
3. Battle of Antietam
  1. September 17,1862
    1. Generals: Robert E Lee, Stonewall Jackson,McClellan
4. Clash of the Iron Clads
  1. Coastline,Virginia,Texas
    1. Ships:Virginia-the South, Monitor-the North
      1. The Confederates captured the Union steamship and renamed it the Virginia. The Virginia sank 2 of the Union ships. The Union built an Ironclad named the it Monitor. After several hours of fighting neither ship was damaged. The Monitor forced the Virginia to withdraw.
5. Battle of Shiloh
  1. South, Tennessee
    1. April 6,1862
      1. Generals:Grant, Johnston
        Grant stops at Shiloh church. Waiting for army of Ohio. Grant drills recruits instead of setting up defense. South ambushes North. Johnston is killed on day 1. Ohio army arrives and they push back South. Northern Victory
6. Battle of Fredricksburg
  1. Fredricksburg,VA
    1. April 1962
      1. Ambrose Burnside,Lee
        Burnside forces march to Richmond. Meanwhile Lee reunites army. Armies fight. Burnside Retreats
        Union suffered 12,600 Casualities
        Confederates suffered 5,300 casualties
7. Battle of Chanclorville
  1. Chanclorville April 1863
    1. Generals:Burnside,Joseph Hooker,Lee, Stonewall Jackson
      1. Lee attacks Hooker. Stonewall flanks Hooker. The Union army cut into 2. Confederates win.
8. Battle of Vicksburg
  1. Vicksburg,Mississippi 1863
    1. General Grant cut of the city of Vicksburg. Soldiers of the Confederates ate horses,dogs, and rats. In late June a group of soldiers sent their commander a warning. On July 4th, Pemberton surrendered and Grant immediantly sent food to the soldiers.
9. Seven Days Battle
  1. Richmond,Virginia
    1. 1862, Summer
      1. Generals: D.H. Hill, Lee, McClellan
        Lee strengthens position. Confederates forced Union army to retreat
        Who Won: South/Confederates
10. Battle of Gettysburg
  1. Small Town called Gettysburg
    1. July 1863
      1. Generals:Lee, George G. Meade, Ewell, James Long
        Second Day: Lee ordered an attack on the Union. The Confederates attacked Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill. The Union forces still held a strong defensive position. Last Day:Longstreet tried to convince Lee to not attack. For over an hour the Confederates shelled Cemetery Ridge with cannon fire. The Union Won.
        Aftermath:The Union won but General Meade decided not to follow Lee's army. This decision angered Lincoln. He felt Meade missed an opportunity to crush the Confederates and end the war.
Abraham Lincoln
1. Was the 16th President
  1. He was affected because of all fighting going on and he was worried about the country.
African Americans
1. Most were set free, so they decided to help fight in the war.
Copperheads
1. Copperheads were sent to jail
Women
1. They helped work and tend to wounded soldiers. They took over jobs the men had before the war started
Advantages of the North
1. More soldiers than the South/Confederates
Advantages of the South
1. More supplies than the North/Union

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