Civil War (Con’t)
By: Commander Sargent
Civil War
► Union
Leaders
-George McClellan
-Ulysses Grant
-William Sherman
-George Meade
► Confederate
Leaders
-Robert E. Lee
-Stonewall Jackson
-James Longstreet
-George Pickett
Civil War
►
First Battle of Bull Run
-The first major battle in
the Civil War.
-The Confederates won
the battle.
-Union General Irvin
McDowell was criticized for
not winning the battle.
-He was replaced by
General George McClellan.
Civil War
► The
Battle of Hampton Roads
- (The battle of the Monitor and Merrimac.)
-The first battle of iron clads.
-The Merrimac was sunk, but the
Confederates retrieved it and created
another iron clad called the CSS Virginia.
-It was a draw.
Civil War
►
The Battle of Antietam
-First battle to take place
in Northern territory.
- It was the bloodiest
single day battle in
American history (23,000).
-The Union outnumbered
the Confederates.
- Union victory,
encouraged by the victory,
President Lincoln
announces the
Emancipation
Proclamation.
Civil War
►
The Battle of
Chancellorsville
-Union’s plan was to seize
the Confederate capital
-The Confederates were
outnumber
-It was considered the
greatest victory for
General Lee
- The Confederates won,
Stonewall Jackson died.
Civil War
► The
Siege of Vicksburg
-The Confederates
blockaded the
Mississippi River.
-Pemberton’s army had
no reinforcements or
supplies to outlast the
Union.
-The Confederates
surrender.
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