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Four Years of Fighting (Part 1) I. 1st Battle of Bull Run 1. Union didn’t take Confederacy seriously 1. Union didn’t take Confederacy seriously a. Joked.

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1 Four Years of Fighting (Part 1) I. 1st Battle of Bull Run 1. Union didn’t take Confederacy seriously 1. Union didn’t take Confederacy seriously a. Joked along the way a. Joked along the way b. Invited family and friends b. Invited family and friends to watch the “defeat of the to watch the “defeat of the Confederacy…” Confederacy…” 2. Confederate victory 2. Confederate victory a. Union retreated to Washington D.C. a. Union retreated to Washington D.C.

2 II. The Confederacy (South) 1. Strengths a. Better trained soldiers a. Better trained soldiers b. Better leadership b. Better leadership -Robert E. Lee -Robert E. Lee -Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson -Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson c. Defensive war c. Defensive war 2. Weaknesses a. Lack of industry a. Lack of industry b. Few roads and railways b. Few roads and railways c. Inexperienced government c. Inexperienced government

3 III. The Union (North) 1. Strengths a. Higher population b. Industry c. Many roads and railways d. Experienced government 2. Weaknesses a. Poor military leadership b. Offensive war c. “Copperheads” -Confederate supporters in the North

4 IV. War in the East 1. General George McClelland a. “Army of the Potomac” a. “Army of the Potomac” b. Goal b. Goal -Capture Richmond VA -Capture Richmond VA -Union failure -Union failure -McClelland fired -McClelland fired 2. General John Pope a. 2nd Battle of Bull Run a. 2nd Battle of Bull Run -Confederate victory -Confederate victory 3. General McClelland reappointed a. Battle of Antietam (MD) a. Battle of Antietam (MD) -War’s bloodiest battle -War’s bloodiest battle -Ended in a draw -Ended in a draw -Union proved it could compete -Union proved it could compete www.onlinelittlerock.com/content/historic/civ... www.nps.gov/anti/mccl-bio.htm Battlefield Info

5 IV. War in the East Continued… 5. General A.E. Burnside a. Union loss @ Fredericksburg a. Union loss @ Fredericksburg 6. General Joe Hooker a. Union loss @ Chancellorsville a. Union loss @ Chancellorsville -Confederates under Robert E. Lee -Confederates under Robert E. Lee -advance to Gettysburg Penn. -advance to Gettysburg Penn. www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/battle-fr... http://www.civil-war.net/searchphotos.asp

6 IV. War in the East Continued… 7. Battle of Gettysburg a. Turning-point in the War -Union victory -last battle on Union soil -Confederacy lost support -beginning of Confederate retreat www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/gettysbur... President Abraham Lincoln is shown delivering the Gettysburg Address, on the occasion of the dedication of a cemetery at the battlefield in Gettysburg, Pa., on Nov. 19, 1863.

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