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CIVIL WAR: STRATEGY, BULL RUN, WOMEN • Did the Civil War create “a more perfect Union”? • How can strengths, weaknesses and goals determine the outcome of war? • What were the effects of war on civilians and soldiers? OBJ: IDENTIFY THE GOALS OF THE UNION Union’s Strategy: 1. Surround the South by land and sea to cut off trade 2. Divide the Confederacy into sections 3. Capture Richmond OBJ: IDENTIFY STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES Battle of Bull Run • Union soldiers headed out of Washington for Richmond, VA • Politicians and society people followed the army to see the exciting battle and end the rebellion of the South. • With secret plans, Confederate soldiers waited to attack the Union army outside of Manassas, VA • Onlookers watched in horror at the brutality of war • Confederates won the Battle of Bull Run, but it was clear that the war was not going to be over quickly. OBJ: RECOGNIZE HOW WOMEN TOOK PART IN THE CIVIL WAR Women’s Roles • HOME FRONT: women took on traditionally male dominated roles (farms, business, factories, nurses) • MILITARY FORCES: messengers, smugglers, soldiers, spies OBJ: RECOGNIZE HOW WOMEN TOOK PART IN THE CIVIL WAR Rose Greenhow – Spy: • Used her friendships with Union leaders to learn plans of WHEN & HOW they would attack. Secretly delivered those plans to the Confederate leaders • Used coded messages OBJ: RECOGNIZE HOW WOMEN TOOK PART IN THE CIVIL WAR Clara Barton • Famous CW nurse Later founded the American Red Cross • Followed soldiers into battle and tended to them where they fell… • Nicknamed “Angel of the Battlefield” • Women of the Civil War
