1. WEAPONS, BATTLES, AND BATTLE FIELD ER The Civil War

2. Weapons of the Civil War The Springfield Model 1861 Rifle 40 inches long 9 lbs Fired a.58 caliber bullet Effective up to about 200 yds Cost $20 each Three shots a minute

3. Weapons of the Civil War Cannon: 12-pounder Napoleon Smoothbore 3 inch Ordnance Rifle Colt Revolver – issued to officers

4. 1 st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

5. Notice how close to Washington they are! 25 Miles

6. 1 st Battle of Bull Run UnionConfederates Leader: Irwin McDowell 35,000 men Pierre G.T. Beauregard 34,000 men Losses: 460 killed, 1,124 wounded, and 1,312 captured or missing Losses: 387 killed, 1,582 wounded, and 13 missing July 21, 1861 at Manassas Junction (a RR junction) Spectators from Washington D.C. came out to watch the battle! One unit (Stonewall Jackson’s) held the left side for the South saving the day for them By the end of the day, the North retreated, beaten Dashed all hopes for a quick victory and end to the war

7. 1 st Battle of Bull Run (Manassas) Charley

8. Seven Days Battle UnionConfederates Leader: George McClellan 104,000 men Robert E Lee 92,000 men Losses: 1,734 killed, 8,066 wounded, and 6,055 captured or missing Losses: 3,494 killed, 15,758 wounded, and 952 missing June 25 – July 1, 1862 Battle for Richmond (Capital of Confederacy) The South, despite heavy losses, pushed the North away from their capital Lee proved he was the best general in the war

9. 2 nd Battle of Bull Run UnionConfederates Leader: John Pope 62,000 men Robert E Lee 50,000 men Losses: 10,000 killed or wounded Losses: 1,300 killed and 7,000 wounded August 28 - 30, 1862 at Manassas because Stonewall Jackson wanted to stop Pope from joining McClellan Day 1: Both sides lost lots of men but it was a draw Day 2: Pope tried to break through the South lines on RR tracks but South held Day 3: South beat North bad causing North to retreat ***Made Lee think he could invade North