To Control the best route to the Confederate
Capital
Stonewall Jackson
Side:Confederate
His unit stood in place and
did not let any Union
troops through
George McClellan
Side:Union
Union troops gave out.They tried to make
an orderly retreat but the roads were
clogged. The Confederates had won the battle.
Second Battle of
Bull Run
Manassas,Virginia
August 1862
Generals: John Pope, Jackson,
Mclellan, Captain Fairfield
Lincoln gave orders to John Pope to March on
Richmond. Jackson's troops clash with Pope's.
Pope gets pushed back. The Confederates win.
Battle of Antietam
September 17,1862
Generals: Robert E
Lee, Stonewall
Jackson,McClellan
Clash of the
Iron Clads
Coastline,Virginia,Texas
Ships:Virginia-the
South, Monitor-the
North
The Confederates captured the Union
steamship and renamed it the Virginia. The
Virginia sank 2 of the Union ships. The Union
built an Ironclad named the it Monitor. After
several hours of fighting neither ship was
damaged. The Monitor forced the Virginia to
withdraw.
Battle of Shiloh
South, Tennessee
April 6,1862
Generals:Grant,
Johnston
Grant stops at Shiloh church. Waiting for
army of Ohio. Grant drills recruits instead
of setting up defense. South ambushes
North. Johnston is killed on day 1. Ohio
army arrives and they push back South.
Northern Victory
Battle of Fredricksburg
Fredricksburg,VA
April 1962
Ambrose Burnside,Lee
Burnside forces march to Richmond. Meanwhile
Lee reunites army. Armies fight. Burnside
Retreats
Union
suffered
12,600
Casualities
Confederates
suffered 5,300
casualties
Battle of
Chanclorville
Chanclorville
April 1863
Generals:Burnside,Joseph
Hooker,Lee, Stonewall
Jackson
Lee attacks Hooker.
Stonewall flanks
Hooker. The Union
army cut into 2.
Confederates win.
Battle of Vicksburg
Vicksburg,Mississippi
1863
General Grant cut of the city of Vicksburg.
Soldiers of the Confederates ate horses,dogs,
and rats. In late June a group of soldiers sent
their commander a warning. On July 4th,
Pemberton surrendered and Grant immediantly
sent food to the soldiers.
Seven Days Battle
Richmond,Virginia
1862, Summer
Generals: D.H. Hill, Lee, McClellan
Lee strengthens position. Confederates
forced Union army to retreat
Who Won: South/Confederates
Battle of Gettysburg
Small Town called
Gettysburg
July 1863
Generals:Lee, George G.
Meade, Ewell, James Long
Second Day: Lee ordered an attack on the Union. The
Confederates attacked Cemetery Hill and Culp's Hill. The
Union forces still held a strong defensive position. Last
Day:Longstreet tried to convince Lee to not attack. For over an
hour the Confederates shelled Cemetery Ridge with cannon
fire. The Union Won.
Aftermath:The Union won but General Meade decided
not to follow Lee's army. This decision angered Lincoln.
He felt Meade missed an opportunity to crush the
Confederates and end the war.
Abraham Lincoln
Was the 16th President
He was affected because of all fighting
going on and he was worried about the
country.
African Americans
Most were set free, so they
decided to help fight in the
war.
Copperheads
Copperheads were sent to jail
Women
They helped work and
tend to wounded
soldiers. They took over
jobs the men had
before the war started