1. Journal- What was the first battle of the Civil War. Who Won
Journal- What was the first battle of the Civil War? Who Won? What happened?

2. Civil War Battles

3. Names Many battles have two names
North named battles after town nearest the battle
South named battles after rivers or creeks nearby
Examples
Bull Run(South) Manassas (North)
Shiloh(South) Pittsburg Landing (North)

4. First Bull Run First major battle of the Civil War
Also called First Battle of Manassas
Union troops marched on Richmond
Hoped to capture Confederate capital

5. First Bull Run Confederates met the Union north of Richmond
Stonewall Jackson gets his nickname for standing his position
Confederates defeat the Union to the surprise of everyone

6. First Bull Run Also, more people would die than expected
Showed the war was going to be longer than expected

7. Shiloh Battle in Shiloh, Tennessee
Union army advanced far into Tennessee
Confederate attacked the Union by surprise

8. Shiloh Union troops deflected attack on day two
Union would win the battle
Union lost more men than the Confederates

9. Antietam Fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland
First major battle to take place in the North
Single bloodiest day in American history
23,000 casualties

10. Antietam Viewed a tactical draw Neither side won
North viewed it as a victory
Allowed Abraham Lincoln to give Emancipation Proclamation

11. Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in the 10 remaining Confederate states
Did not compensate owners
Did not give freed slaves citizenship
Did not outlaw slavery

12. Vicksburg Part of greater “Vicksburg Campaign”
Union besieged the Confederate garrison at Vicksburg, Mississippi
After 40 days Confederates surrender
Vicksburg garrison ran out of supplies

13. Vicksburg Union took control of the Mississippi
Split the Confederacy in two (east, west)
Viewed as Turning Point of Civil War

14. Anaconda Plan Created by Winfield Scott
Plan used by the North to “choke” the South
Called to blockade the Southern Ports
Move down the Mississippi

15. Gettysburg Confederates attack the Union in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Largest number of casualties in Civil War
Lee hoped bringing war to Northern states would encourage North to give up

16. Gettysburg North won the battle
Handed Lee his first official loss of war
Viewed as High Water Mark of the Confederacy
They would go no further north during the war

17. Gettysburg Address Given by Abraham Lincoln 4 months later
Commemorated dead soldiers
Redefined war as one for equality for all
One of the most famous speeches in history

18. Turning Points
Vicksburg and Gettysburg were major Confederate defeats just days apart
Changed the balance of power in favor of the North