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CIVIL WAR BATTLES

CIVIL WAR BATTLES. 1 st Battle of Bull Run. First major battle of the war Took place in Virginia near Washington DC in a town called Manassas In order for the Union to capture Richmond, they would need to defeat the Confederate troops in their way http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7IPsSddPgQ.

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CIVIL WAR BATTLES

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  1. CIVIL WAR BATTLES

  2. 1st Battle of Bull Run • First major battle of the war • Took place in Virginia near Washington DC in a town called Manassas • In order for the Union to capture Richmond, they would need to defeat the Confederate troops in their way • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7IPsSddPgQ

  3. 1st Battle of Bull Run • Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson got his nickname during this battle. WHY? • Confederate troops countercharged and let out the “REBEL YELL” • Confederate victory • Many in the South thought the war was over • It shocked the North • Lincoln got rid of the militia and called for 500,000 regular army troops

  4. Shiloh • Major battle in the western theater of war • Fought in southwestern Tennessee • Union led by Grant • Confederacy led by Johnston and Beauregard • Confederacy attacked the North April 6th and forced the Union to retreat

  5. Shiloh • During the night, Union reinforcements arrived and the Confederate army was driven away the next morning.

  6. Antietam

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