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Key Battles Of The Civil War
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Early Battles of the Civil War
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First Bull RunJuly 21st 1861
  • "There stands Jackson like a stone wall!"
  • General Bernard Bee, Fourth Alabama Brigade, of
    Thomas Jackson
  • At the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run), it
    is estimated that between 8,000 and 10,000
    bullets were fired for every man killed.

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First Bull Run
  • Well dressed Washingtonians flock to the
    battlefield to see a Union victory.
  • Irvin McDowell - 40,000 Union troops.
  • P.G.T. Beauregard - 20,000 Confederate troops.
  • Union Loses 2,896 casualties. Forced to flee
    back to Washington. (Skedaddle)
  • Confederate loses 1,982

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Ironclads
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Merrimac
  • Originally called the Virginia later taken by the
    Confederacy and turned into their first Ironclad.
  • Easily smashed through the Union blockade at
    Hampton Roads Virginia. (Wooden Ships)
  • Later engaged in combat against the Unions
    Monitor.

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Monitor
  • Turreted warship carrying heavy guns.
  • Ship was protected by being mostly underwater and
    had iron siding.
  • A revolving turret with two smooth bore guns
    allowed greater accuracy and distance.
  • Powered by steam power and a screw Propeller.
  • Engaged in a naval battle with Merrimac.
    (Stalemate)

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Peninsula CampaignSpring, 1862
  • If the general is not going to use the army, I
    would like to borrow it. Lincoln
  • George B. McClellan vs... Robert E. Lee

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Peninsula CampaignSpring, 1862
  • Union objective 121,000 troops sent to the
    Peninsula to capture Richmond.
  • Confederate strategy Richmond must not fall.
    (Lee Attacks)
  • Seven Days BattlesMechanicsville, Gaines Mill,
    Savages Station, Fraysers Farm, and Malvern
    Hill.
  • Most of the battles were Union victories, but the
    Union Army is forced to retreat.
  • Lincoln replaces McClellan with John Pope.

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Western CampaignSpring, 1862
  • Shiloh place of peace
  • U.S. Grant vs... Albert Sydney Johnston.
  • Anaconda Plan - Control the Mississippi River and
    all the tributaries.
  • The rebels are out there thicker than fleas on a
    dog's back!!

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Western CampaignSpring, 1862
  • Grant and General Don Carlos Buell join forces at
    Pittsburgh Landing. (97,000 men)
  • Johnstons forces include 30,000 men.
  • Confederate forces attack a much larger Union
    Army with 14 charges. (Hornets Nest)
  • The Confederates are forced to withdraw.
  • Total Causalities 2,477 killed and over 23,000
    injured or lost. (More then all previous American
    wars combined.

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AntietamSeptember 17th, 1862
  • Lee Invades the North to strike fear and capture
    fall harvests.
  • McClellan Knows Lees Plan, but fails to attack.
  • Burnsides bridge and Sunken road covered with
    bodies. gtgtgtgtgtgt
  • Bloodiest single day in American History (24,000
    dead)
  • Declared a Union Victory!
  • Emancipation Proclamation

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FredericksburgDecember, 1862
  • "A chicken could not live on that field when we
    open on it.(Porter Alexander.)
  • Ambrose Burnside 116,683 troops vs..... Robert E.
    Lee 72,564 troops.
  • Capture Fredericksburg and on to Richmond

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FredericksburgDecember, 1862
  • Rappahannock River (17 day delay pontoon bridges.
  • Union forces cross river and loot the town.
  • Maryes Heights - 14 Union forces are repelled.
    (12,535 losses)
  • Burnside is replaced by Joseph Hooker.

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ChancellorsvilleSpring, 1863
  • "My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry
    them out, may God have mercy on Bobby Lee, for I
    shall have none." Joe Hooker
  • Joseph Hooker 70,000 men Vs. Robert E. Lees
    40,000 men.
  • Let us Cross over the River and Rest under the
    shade of the trees.(Stonewall Jacksons last
    words. )

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ChancellorsvilleSpring, 1863
  • Objective Robert E. Lee is forced to divide his
    army in two.
  • Lee fakes an attack on Fredericksburg and sends
    Jackson to attack the Union right flank.
  • Stonewall Jackson attack is a success but he is
    wounded by his own men by mistake.
  • Union forces are destroyed with losses of over
    17,000 men. Hooker is relieved of command.

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