1. Wednesday Pick up a slides page and get ready to take a few notes!
Read today’s objective:
Explain the significant early events of the Civil War, including the battles at Bull Run, Hampton Roads, Shiloh and Antietam.

2. Civil War Battles and Outcomes
Early Battles

3. Union Strategies Anaconda Plan Blockade to stop Southern trade
Gain control of the Mississippi River to divide the Confederacy
Capture the capital – Richmond, Virginia

5. Confederate Strategies
Defensive War – set up defenses and protect their own territory
Hoped the North would tire of the war
Later did attack in Northern territory to draw Union troops away from the South
Later began a strategy of evading the Union Army, prolonging the war, hoping to demoralize the North

6. Major Battles of Civil War 1861 -1865
Fort Sumter (First Battle)
First Battle of Bull Run
Shiloh
Antietam (Bloodiest Day)
Fredericksburg
Vicksburg
Gettysburg (Turning Point)
Wilderness

7. First Bull Run/Manassas July 21, 1861
Virginia
General Irvin McDowell led the Union army toward Richmond, Virginia. General P.G.T. Beauregard’s Confederate troops intercepted them. The battle lasted about five hours. Confederate forces began to retreat due to losses, except General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson who continued to fight until reinforcements arrived. The reenergized Confederates pushed McDowell’s forces out of the area. Union casualties were high, almost three thousand; and the Confederates suffered two thousand casualties.

8. The War at Sea
The Battle of the Ironclads is also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads and the Battle of the Monitor and the Merrimack. This battle was fought off Sewell’s Point near Hampton Roads, Virginia. It was the first naval battle between two ironclad ships, the Union’s USS Monitor and the Confederacy’s CSS Virginia, which was rebuilt from the USS Merrimack.
The battle took place over two days, and the Virginia destroyed many of the Union’s wooden ships. The next day, the two ironclads clashed at sea, and the Virginia was damaged. Ironclad, steam-driven ships were at a decisive advantage against wooden sailing vessels.

11. Shiloh April 6-7, 1862
Tennessee
Union troops found Confederate forces near Corinth Road, but they were not prepared for an attack. The Southern troops forced them to retreat toward the river. Although Confederate soldiers had gained ground, they suffered many losses. On the second day the Union army claimed ground in the early morning. The Confederacy, however, had an exceptional defense and stopped the Union soldiers before the Confederates retreated.

12. Antietam September 16-18, 1862
Maryland
The Battle of Antietam, also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg
“bloodiest” day in American History
the combined casualties were more than 23,000
fought to a standstill, and both armies withdrew

13. Early Battle One-Pager
Pick one of the following four battles:
First Battle of Bull Run
Hampton Roads
Shiloh
Antietam
Provide the following on a one-pager:
A written summary of the battle (3-5 sentences)
Images representing important events, people or characteristics of the battle

14. Today’s Objective
Explain the significant early events of the Civil War, including the battles at Bull Run, Hampton Roads, Shiloh and Antietam.