CIVIL WAR BATTLES

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

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

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

Shiloh

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

Antietam

Antietam

Antietam

Antietam

Antietam