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Map of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. Fort Sumter. What Happened? Where, When, Who was involved South Carolina, 1861, Confederates a ttack the North’s fort Sumter, located off the coast of the South Carolina. Who Won? Confederates (Grey) Significance/Importance
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Fort Sumter What Happened? Where, When, Who was involved South Carolina, 1861, Confederates attack the North’s fort Sumter, located off the coast of the South Carolina. Who Won? Confederates (Grey) Significance/Importance The first battle of the Civil War.
Ft. Sumter Today http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter/fort-sumter-maps/animated-map/
BATTLE FACTS FORCES ENGAGED Total: 580 Union 80 Confederate 500 TOTAL ESTIMATED CASUALTIES 0 UNION 0 killed 0 wounded 0 missing & captured 0 total CONFEDERATE 0 killed 0 wounded 0 missing & captured 0 total
Map of the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia.
First Battle of Bull Run • What Happened? Manassas Virginia, 1861, Confederates attempted to cut off Union capital. Northern spectators came out to watch the battle with picnics, expecting a quick victory. Northern troops end up fleeing, many actually dropping their weapons. • Who Won? Confederates • Significance/Importance Shattered hopes of North/Union winning war quickly.
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/firstmanassas/first-manassas-maps/bull-run-animated-map/http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/firstmanassas/first-manassas-maps/bull-run-animated-map/
BATTLE FACTS FORCES ENGAGED Total: 60,680 Union 28,450 Confederate 32,230 TOTAL ESTIMATED CASUALTIES 4,878 UNION 460 killed 1,124 wounded 1,312 missing & captured 2,896 total CONFEDERATE 387 killed 1,582 wounded 13 missing & captured 1,982 total