EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Bell Ringer! Put the following in chronological order : A) Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC B) Lincoln elected President C) South Carolina secedes from US D) Battle of Bull Run/Manassas Lincoln elected President South Carolina’s secession Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
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EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR. 1861-1863. Firing on Fort Sumter. When: April 12, 1861 Where: Charleston Harbor, S.C. Who: Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard Union Major Robert Anderson. Fort Sumter. What The Confederates opened fire on Union forces at 4:32 a.m. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bell Ringer!Put the following in chronological order :A) Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SCB) Lincoln elected PresidentC) South Carolina secedes from USD) Battle of Bull Run/Manassas
Lincoln elected PresidentSouth Carolina’s secessionConfederates fire on Fort Sumter, SCBattle of Bull Run/Manassas
At Attention SOLDIER!
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR_UJflXoUs
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To simulate this switch your shoes while we complete basic training!!
EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
1861-1863
Why was Fort Sumter significant?
Bull RunJuly 1861, Virginia
•Confederates•“Stonewall Jackson”• Lee
•Union •McClellan
Robert E. Lee
Bull Run
• Union broke through the Confederate lines but troops rallied behind Stonewall Jackson forcing a Union retreat
• Confederates used the Rebel Yell!
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya3J3GuJFmE
• Confederate victory!
Bull Run
• Significance?• 1st major battle• Both sides realize it is going to be a long and bloody war
• Troops need training!
Stonewall Jackson
George McClellan
Birth of the “IRONCLADS”
Union Ironclad
Confederate Submarine
AntietamSeptember 1862, Maryland•Lee (CSA) wanted a victory on Northern soil
Confederates-•Lee•Jackson
•Union-•McClellan
Antietam• Union soldier found Lee’s attack plan wrapped around three cigars
• McClellan delayed
• 1 Day battle, more than 23,ooo casualties (killed or wounded) total
• No clear winner or battlefield
• Union victory • McClellan lets Lee escape!
“Bloody Lane”
Antietam• Bloodiest single day battle• Raised northern morale
•Lincoln was waiting for Northern victory to deliver the Emancipation Proclamation
• Burnside replaces McClellan
FredericksburgDecember 1862, Virginia
•Confederates-•Lee•Jackson
•Union•Burnside
Ambrose Burnside
Fredericksburg• What Happened?
• Lee’s forces dug into the crest of a hill
• Strong defensive position
• Mowed down wave after wave of attacking Union troops
• (Marye’s Heights)
Fredericksburg• One of the Union’s worst defeats
ChancellorsvilleMay 1863, Virginia
•Confederates – • Lee• Jackson
•Union • Hooker
Joseph Hooker
Chancellorsville• Took place on thickly wooded ground near Chancellorsville, VA
• Three day battle
• Confederate victory at a high price
Chancellorsville
• Stonewall Jackson is killed by friendly fire
•Huge loss for the South•Lee…”I lost my right arm.”
Shiloh
April 1862, TennesseeUlysses S. Grant
Surprised by Confederates, Grant showed toughness and determination and beats back the Confederates to a victory
Ulysses S. Grant
Shiloh
• Union will go on to capture New Orleans (April 1862) and secure the takeover of the Mississippi River in July 1863 at Vicksburg
Discovery Video
• 8 minutes• http://app.discoveryeducation.com/player/view/assetGuid/C774A509-A9BB-462B-A4D3-D81BD37E2458
