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The Civil War Early Years of the War p. 466 - 472 ► The First Battle of Bull Run first major battle of the Civil War was fought in northern Virginia, near Bull Run – a small river in the area. ► Usually called the First Battle of Bull Run, it began with about 30,000 inexperienced Union troops commanded by General Irvin McDowell attacked a smaller, equally inexperienced Confederate force led by General Beauregard. ► The Yankees drove the Confederates back at first. ► Then the Rebels rallied, inspired by reinforcements under General Thomas Jackson. First Battle of Bull Run ► Jackson, who was seen holding out heroically as “like a stone wall,” became known thereafter as “Stonewall Jackson.” ► The Confederates surged forward with a strange, unearthly scream that came to be known as the Rebel yell. ► The Union retreat became a mad stampede when the retreating Union troops collided with the civilians, fleeing in panic back to Washington, D.C. ► The Confederates, though victorious, were too disorganized to pursue the retreating Yankees. A Shock for the North ► The outcome of the battle shocked the North. ► Northerners began to understand that the war could be a long, difficult, costly struggle. ► Within days President Lincoln issued a call for more volunteers for the army. ► He signed two bills requesting a total of one million solders, who would serve for three years. ► Lincoln appointed a new general, George B. McClellan, to head the Union Army of the East – the Army of the Potomac. War at Sea-Enforcing the Blockade ► Before Bull Run, Lincoln ordered a naval blockade to prevent the South from exporting cotton and from importing supplies. ► When the war began, the North did not have enough ships to blockade the South’s coastline. ► Many Confederate ships, called blockade runners, could sail in and out of the ports. ► The blockade reduced the trade by more than two-thirds. ► Goods like guns and ammunition were in short supply. The Battle of Antietam ► Jefferson Davis ordered Lee to launch an offensive attack into Maryland, northwest of D.C. ► As Lee’s army marched into Maryland in September 1862. ► On September 13 two Union soldiers found a copy of Lee’s orders for his army wrapped around three cigars. ► Now McClellan knew exactly what Lee planned to do and learned Lee’s army was divided into four parts. The Battle of Antietam ► This provided McClellan with an opportunity to overwhelm Lee’s army, but he was overly cautious and waited days before he attacked. ► This enabled Lee to gather most of his forces together near Sharpsburg, Maryland. ► The forces clashed on September 17 in the Battle of Antietam- the single bloodiest day of the entire war. ► The Union troops claimed victory when the Confederate troops retreated to Virginia the day after the battle. The Battle of Antietam ► McClellan, who had been ordered by President Lincoln to “destroy the rebel army,” did not pursue the Confederates. ► Lincoln removed McClellan from his command and placed General Ambrose Burnside in command. ► The Battle of Antietam marked a major change in Northern war aims. ► President Lincoln used this battle to take action against slavery