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Civil War Battles page 1

Civil War Battles page 1. Fort Sumter, SC March 4, 1861 USA – Anderson CSA – Beauregard Confederate forces attack Union Fort in Charleston Harbor claiming it belongs to them now. Few to no casualties. 1st Bull Run (Manassas, VA) July 21, 1861

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Civil War Battles page 1

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  1. Civil War Battles page 1 Fort Sumter, SCMarch 4, 1861 USA – Anderson CSA – Beauregard Confederate forces attack Union Fort in Charleston Harbor claiming it belongs to them now. Few to no casualties. 1st Bull Run (Manassas, VA)July 21, 1861 USA – McDowell CSA – Beauregard/Jackson Confederates were so confident with their victory that they thought the war was over. Their biggest mistake – no follow-up attack. Monitor vs. MerrimackMarch 9, 1862 Monitor is a USA ironclad ship, Merrimack is a CSA ironclad ship. Battle is considered a DRAW, but this early battle signals the end of wooden war ships. Shiloh, TNApril 7, 1862 USA – Grant CSA – Johnston US gained control of western TN and KY, Johnston mortally wounded. Antietam (Sharpsburg, MD)September 17, 1862 USA – McClellan CSA – Lee US got Lee’s battle plans from 3 wrappers on cigars found in a road. 4,800 killed, 12,500 wounded. Bloodiest battle in the war.

  2. Civil War Battles page 2 Fredericksburg, VADecember 13, 1862 USA – Burnside CSA – Lee Burnside replaced McClellan to cause an overwhelming amount of casualties: 12,600 to Lee’s 5,300 Chancellorsville, VAMay 1-4, 1863 USA – Hooker CSA – Lee Hooker replaces Burnside. Stonewall Jackson shot in the arm by his own troops mistaking him for a Yankee, mortally wounding him. Vicksburg, MSMay through July 4, 1863 USA – Grant CSA – Pemberton US Gains control of Mississippi River and splits the CSA in half. Gettysburg, PAJuly 1-4, 1863 USA – Meade CSA – Lee Lee wanted to bring the war North, but he was turned back. TURNING POINT OF THE WAR Appomattox Courthouse, VAApril 9, 1864 USA – Grant CSA – Lee Lee surrenders, ending the war TOTALS: USA CSA 359,528 casualties 329,000 casualties Numbers are estimated, cannot be determined for certain.

  3. Civil War Vocabulary page 1 • Union: refers to the North – either the United States of America as a country or a Northern soldier • Confederacy/Confederate – refers to the South – the Confederate States of America or a Southern soldier • Federal – belonging to the USA either military troops, land, or buildings • Yankee – term originating during colonial times, refers to a Northerner • Rebel – a Southern soldier or supporter • Secession/to succeed – to withdraw, to separate, to drop out

  4. Civil War Vocabulary page 2 • Arsenal – a military warehouse of weapons and supplies • Company - a military unit of about 100 soldiers organized at a local level • Regiment – a military unit of about 1,000 men (10 companies) organized at the state level • Bounty – cash bonus given to Northern men who enlisted in the Army, like a sign on bonus today • Casualty – dead plus wounded in a battle • Conscription – a draft; when your government calls up a civilian to serve in the military

  5. Civil War People page 1 Abraham Lincoln – Republican president of the USA during the Civil War. 16th President. Jefferson Davis – Democrat president of the Confederacy. Ulysses S. Grant – Northern general, won @ Shiloh and Vicksburg. Lee surrendered to him ending the war. Robert E. Lee – Southern general, educated at West Point. Lost @ Sharpsburg (Antietam) and Gettysburg. Surrendured to Grant at Appomattox.

  6. Civil War People page 2 George McClellan – Northern General in charge of the Army of the Potomac & protecting Washington, DC. He was removed from command. Andrew Johnson – Lincoln’s VP in 2nd term, became 17th president, 1st to be impeached. Ambrose Everett Burnside – Northern general, lost @ Fredericksburg. Caused thousands of casualties. “Sideburns” named after him. William Tecumseh Sherman – Northern general, believed in total war, bringing it to civilians who supported the South. “March to the Sea” through GA & NC.

  7. Civil War People page 3 Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson – Southern general, earned nickname after winning at Bull Run (Manassas); won @ Chancellorsville but was mortally wounded. Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker – Northern commander; he kept many “ladies” for him and his troops. Clara Barton – Union Nurse.

  8. Civil War Review • Northerners are outraged by Fugitive Slave Act. • Debate over slavery in the territories escalates. • South fears North will gain too much power in Congress. • Lincoln Elected President. • Southern states secede. • Confederates fire on Fort Sumter. The Civil War • Slavery abolished. • Federal government assumes supreme national authority. • Both sides lose thousands of young men. • Northern economy booms. • Southern economy is devastated. • Leads to Reconstruction.

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