Civil War: Hannah Elumbaugh

Civil War: Hannah Elumbaugh

1. Battles

   • First Battle of Bull Run
     • Generals
       • McDowell
         • Union
       • Pierre G.T. Beaurgard
         • Union
       • Joseph E. Johnston
         • Union
       • Thomas ¨Stonewall¨ Jackson
         • Confederate
       • McClellan
         • Union
       • Robert E. Lee
         • Union
     • Manassas Virginia
     • First Major Battle Of The Civil War
     • First Battle Of Manassas VA
     • Joseph E. Johnston headed toward Manassas with another 10,000 Confederate troops. By July 21,1861, they all had arrived
     • Union crossed the creek and drive back the left side of the Confederate line.
     • Union won
   • Seven Days Battle
     • Manassas Virginia
     • Generals
       • McClellan
         • Union
       • D.H. Hill
         • Confederate
       • John Pope
         • Union
       • Robert E. Lee
         • Union
     • Forced Union Army to retreat to Richmond.
     • Confederate won
     • Lincoln ordered John Pope to march directly on Richmond.
     • Jackson wanted to defeat Pope's army before it could join up with McClellan's larger army.
   • Second Battle Of Bull Run
     • Manassas Virginia
     • Generals
       • John Pope
         • Union
       • Thomas ¨Stonewall¨ Jackson
         • Confederate
       • Robert E. Lee
         • Union
     • The first day's fighting was savage.
     • The second day, Pope hurled his men against the Confederates.
     • The third day, the Confederates crushed the Union army's assault and forced to retreat.
     • Confederate won
   • Battle Of Antietam
     • Generals
       • Robert E. Lee
         • Union
       • McClellan
         • Union
       • A. H. Nickerson
         • Union
     • It was the bloodiest single day battle in U.S. history.
     • By the end of the day, the Union lost 12,000 soldiers and the Confederate lost 13,000.
     • McClellan kept four divisions of soldiers in reserve and refused to use them to attack.
     • Manassas Virginia
     • Slight Union VICTORY
   • Clash of The IronClads
     • Engineer
       • John Ericsson
     • Hampton Virginia
     • Ironclads were made so the ships would become harder to damage.
     • Confederate stole the Unions Merrimack, and turned it into the Virginia.
     • The Clash of The Ironclads signaled a revolution in naval warfare.
     • Union Won
   • Battle of Shiloh
     • Generals
       • Grant
         • Union
       • Johnston
         • Killed on first day
         • Union
     • Farragut
       • Union

2. Important People

   • Abraham Lincoln
     • President
     • Wrote and delivered Gettysburg Address
   • African Americans
     • slaves, treated cruely
   • Women
     • Clara Barton
       • Founded the American Red Cross for wounded soldiers