Copy these key facts if you did not complete them yesterday!! Bull Run- 1st major land battle of Civil War Monitor v. Merrimack (Virginia)- 1st battle between ironclad warships Battle of Shiloh- Helped Union control the Mississippi River Battle of New Orleans- Union wins, so Confederates can’t trade on Mississippi River Battle of Antietam- bloodiest battle of the war/1st battle in northern lands
1st BATTLE OF MANASSAS/ BULL RUN CIVIL WAR BATTLES, 1861-1862 1st BATTLE OF MANASSAS/ BULL RUN July 21, 1861 - Northerners expected a quick victory and an early end to the war. Residents of Washington, D.C. came out to watch Confederates won the battle General Thomas Jackson earned the title “Stonewall Jackson at this battle
BATTLE OF THE MONITOR AND MERRIMAC CIVIL WAR BATTLES , 1861-1862 BATTLE OF THE MONITOR AND MERRIMAC March 9, 1862 first battle between two ironclad warships; marked new age in naval warfare battle ended in a “draw”, neither side won
CIVIL WAR BATTLES , 1861-1862 Shiloh (Tennessee) April 6, 1862 bloodiest battle of the war to that point -- 1,735 Union dead -- 7,882 Union wounded -- 1,728 Confederate dead -- 8,012 Confederate wounded - Union victory
CIVIL WAR BATTLES , 1861-1862 ANTIETAM (Maryland) September 17, 1862 bloodiest single day of battle in America’s history -- 2,010 Union dead -- 9,416 Union wounded -- 1,512 Confederate dead -- 7,816 Confederate wounded Confederate defeat which prevented Gen. Lee from convincing Britain to support the South
CIVIL WAR EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION CIVIL WAR EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION January 1, 1863 Political move on the part of Abraham Lincoln when he was concerned the North was tiring of war - Freed only the slaves in the “rebellious” states Gave the North a new reason to continue the war Britain decided to withhold recognition of the Confederacy