Key Battles Of The Civil War

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Key Battles Of The Civil War
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Early Battles of the Civil War
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First Bull RunJuly 21st 1861

• "There stands Jackson like a stone wall!"
• General Bernard Bee, Fourth Alabama Brigade, of
  Thomas Jackson
• At the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run), it
  is estimated that between 8,000 and 10,000
  bullets were fired for every man killed.

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First Bull Run

• Well dressed Washingtonians flock to the
  battlefield to see a Union victory.
• Irvin McDowell - 40,000 Union troops.
• P.G.T. Beauregard - 20,000 Confederate troops.
• Union Loses 2,896 casualties. Forced to flee
  back to Washington. (Skedaddle)
• Confederate loses 1,982

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Ironclads
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Merrimac

• Originally called the Virginia later taken by the
  Confederacy and turned into their first Ironclad.
• Easily smashed through the Union blockade at
  Hampton Roads Virginia. (Wooden Ships)
• Later engaged in combat against the Unions
  Monitor.

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Monitor

• Turreted warship carrying heavy guns.
• Ship was protected by being mostly underwater and
  had iron siding.
• A revolving turret with two smooth bore guns
  allowed greater accuracy and distance.
• Powered by steam power and a screw Propeller.
• Engaged in a naval battle with Merrimac.
  (Stalemate)

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Peninsula CampaignSpring, 1862

• If the general is not going to use the army, I
  would like to borrow it. Lincoln
• George B. McClellan vs... Robert E. Lee

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Peninsula CampaignSpring, 1862

• Union objective 121,000 troops sent to the
  Peninsula to capture Richmond.
• Confederate strategy Richmond must not fall.
  (Lee Attacks)
• Seven Days BattlesMechanicsville, Gaines Mill,
  Savages Station, Fraysers Farm, and Malvern
  Hill.
• Most of the battles were Union victories, but the
  Union Army is forced to retreat.
• Lincoln replaces McClellan with John Pope.

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Western CampaignSpring, 1862

• Shiloh place of peace
• U.S. Grant vs... Albert Sydney Johnston.
• Anaconda Plan - Control the Mississippi River and
  all the tributaries.
• The rebels are out there thicker than fleas on a
  dog's back!!

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Western CampaignSpring, 1862

• Grant and General Don Carlos Buell join forces at
  Pittsburgh Landing. (97,000 men)
• Johnstons forces include 30,000 men.
• Confederate forces attack a much larger Union
  Army with 14 charges. (Hornets Nest)
• The Confederates are forced to withdraw.
• Total Causalities 2,477 killed and over 23,000
  injured or lost. (More then all previous American
  wars combined.

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AntietamSeptember 17th, 1862

• Lee Invades the North to strike fear and capture
  fall harvests.
• McClellan Knows Lees Plan, but fails to attack.
• Burnsides bridge and Sunken road covered with
  bodies. gtgtgtgtgtgt
• Bloodiest single day in American History (24,000
  dead)
• Declared a Union Victory!
• Emancipation Proclamation

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FredericksburgDecember, 1862

• "A chicken could not live on that field when we
  open on it.(Porter Alexander.)
• Ambrose Burnside 116,683 troops vs..... Robert E.
  Lee 72,564 troops.
• Capture Fredericksburg and on to Richmond

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FredericksburgDecember, 1862

• Rappahannock River (17 day delay pontoon bridges.
• Union forces cross river and loot the town.
• Maryes Heights - 14 Union forces are repelled.
  (12,535 losses)
• Burnside is replaced by Joseph Hooker.

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ChancellorsvilleSpring, 1863

• "My plans are perfect, and when I start to carry
  them out, may God have mercy on Bobby Lee, for I
  shall have none." Joe Hooker
• Joseph Hooker 70,000 men Vs. Robert E. Lees
  40,000 men.
• Let us Cross over the River and Rest under the
  shade of the trees.(Stonewall Jacksons last
  words. )

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ChancellorsvilleSpring, 1863

• Objective Robert E. Lee is forced to divide his
  army in two.
• Lee fakes an attack on Fredericksburg and sends
  Jackson to attack the Union right flank.
• Stonewall Jackson attack is a success but he is
  wounded by his own men by mistake.
• Union forces are destroyed with losses of over
  17,000 men. Hooker is relieved of command.

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