Early Years of the WarChapter 13-2

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Vocabulary

• First Battle of Bull Run: won by Confederates• Battle of Shiloh: resulted in enormous casualties on both

sides• Battle of Antiem: bloodiest day of the Civil War

The First Battle

• What was the first battle?

• The Battle of Bull Run• Northern Virginia

• Union General: “Stonewall Jackson” drove Confederates back

• Lincoln called for more volunteers• New General: Army of the Potomac”• George. B. McClellan

War at Sea

• What is a blockade?

• Naval Blockade of Southern Ports• Cut flow of trade, supplies• Mississippi River important for

transporting supplies• Merrimac: Union warship the South

rebuilt

War in the West

• The Union wanted:• Gain control of the Mississippi

and Tennessee Rivers• Capture Fort Henry, Donelson,

Cumberland and Orleans

The Battle of Shiloh

20,000 casualties

most bitter, bloody battle

General Grant: “unconditional surrender”

What was the Union’s goal?

War in the East

• Army of the Potomac• McClellan hesitated• Confederates had time to plan• Now General Lee threatened

Washington DC• North was demoralized; hard to find

volunteers

• General Lee’s offensive (Confederate)• Marched into Maryland• Hoped victory would give them aid

from England and France

How did McClellan lose Richmond?

War in the East

• September 17, 1862• Bloodiest day of the Civil War• Lee withdrew to Virginia• England decided not to support

the South• Army of Potomac gained

confidence• Lincoln emancipated the slaves

What was the outcome of the Battle of Antiem?