Chapter 11 Section 1
From Bull Run to Antietam
Civil War
• War between the Union
states of the North and
the Confederate states
of the South
Which side won the First Battle of Bull
Run? Why?
• The Confederacy
Casualty
• Military term for
War of Attrition
• In this this type of war,
one side
Shell
• Devices that
Canister
• A special type of shell
filled with bullets.
Battle of Shiloh
• 1862
• Union troops under
Ulysses S. Grant were
pushed back after the
first day
• Urged to surrender but
refused
• Attacked Confederates
on the 2nd day
• Union Victory
Battle of Shiloh
• Union- 13,000
casualties
• Confederates- 11,000
casualties
• Bloodiest battle ever on
the North American
continent up to that
time
• Ended union hopes of a
quick war
Battle of Antietam
• Lee decides to invade
the North
• Union discovers Lee’s
orders
• 12,000 die in first 3
hours of battle
• At day’s end
– 12,000 union casualties
– 14,000 Confederate
casualties
Battle of Antietam
- Confederates
retreat
- Lincoln orders
Union General
McClellan to
destroy the
Confederates
–McClellan
does not
Battle of Antietam
• Becomes the bloodiest
single day of the Civil
War
What were the effects of the invention of
new kinds of rifles, bullets, shells, and
canister?
• They turned the tactic
of
Briefly describe the war strategies of
the North.
• Implement “Anaconda
plan”
Briefly describe the war strategies of
the South.
• Fight a war of attrition