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Bell Ringer! Put the following in chronological order : A) Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC B) Lincoln elected President C) South Carolina secedes from US D) Battle of Bull Run/Manassas Lincoln elected President South Carolina’s secession Confederates fire on Fort Sumter, SC Battle of Bull Run/Manassas At Attention SOLDIER! Most shoes that were issued during the war were cut the same for left and right foot – often resulting in blisters for soldier’s marching up to 40 miles a day! To simulate this switch your shoes while we complete basic training!! • https://www.youtube.com/watch EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1863 Why was Fort Sumter significant? Bull Run July 1861, Virginia •Confederates • “Stonewall Jackson” • Lee •Union • McClellan Robert E. Lee Bull Run • Union broke through the Confederate lines but troops rallied behind Stonewall Jackson forcing a Union retreat • Confederates used the Rebel Yell! • https://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=ya3J3GuJF mE • Confederate victory! Bull Run • Significance? • 1st major battle • Both sides realize it is going to be a long and bloody war • Troops need training! Stonewall Jackson George McClellan Birth of the “IRONCLADS” Union Ironclad Confederate Submarine Antietam September 1862, Maryland • Lee (CSA) wanted a victory on Northern soil Confederates• Lee • Jackson • Union• McClellan Antietam • Union soldier found Lee’s attack plan wrapped around three cigars • McClellan delayed • 1 Day battle, more than 23,ooo casualties (killed or wounded) total • No clear winner or battlefield • Union victory • McClellan lets Lee escape! “Bloody Lane” Antietam • Bloodiest single day battle • Raised northern morale • Lincoln was waiting for Northern victory to deliver the Emancipation Proclamation • Burnside replaces McClellan Fredericksburg December 1862, Virginia • Confederates• Lee • Jackson • Union • Burnside Ambrose Burnside Fredericksburg • What Happened? • Lee’s forces dug into the crest of a hill • Strong defensive position • Mowed down wave after wave of attacking Union troops • (Marye’s Heights) Fredericksburg • One of the Union’s worst defeats Chancellorsville May 1863, Virginia •Confederates – • Lee • Jackson •Union • Hooker Joseph Hooker Chancellorsville • Took place on thickly wooded ground near Chancellorsville, VA • Three day battle • Confederate victory at a high price Chancellorsville • Stonewall Jackson is killed by friendly fire • Huge loss for the South • Lee…”I lost my right arm.” Shiloh April 1862, Tennessee Ulysses S. Grant Surprised by Confederates, Grant showed toughness and determination and beats back the Confederates to a victory Ulysses S. Grant Shiloh • Union will go on to capture New Orleans (April 1862) and secure the takeover of the Mississippi River in July 1863 at Vicksburg Discovery Video • 8 minutes • http://app.discoveryeducation.c om/player/view/assetGuid/C774A 509-A9BB-462B-A4D3D81BD37E2458