1. Civil War THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN

2. Bell Work  LT: I will be able to describe the Battle of Bull Run and its impact on the Civil War.  BW: Who won the first Battle of The Civil War? Who is General Pierre Beauregard ?

3. Anticipatory Set/ Hook:  Anticipatory Set/ Hook:  1. Imagine you are 16 years old and you want to sign up to join the army. They will not take you unless you are over 18.  2. Take out a small piece of scrap paper. Write the number 16 on the paper.  3. Take off your right shoe. Place the paper in your shoe and put it back on. Be sure the paper is under your foot.  4. Now, stand up and raise your right hand. Repeat after me: I do solemnly swear that I am over 18. You now are all new recruits in the army and you did not lie about your age! Yes, this did happen.

4. Bull Run

5. Battle of Bull Run  Occurred on July 21,1861  The North wanted an immediate attack of Richmond  In order to attack Richmond they would have to defeat the confederate troops stationed at the town of Manassas  Many people believed the battle, and the war would be won quickly.

6. Bull Run  General Irvin McDowell – commander of the Union Army – 35,000 troops  General P.G.T. Beauregard – commander of the Confederate force – 22,000 troops  Lieutenant T.J. “ Stone Wall Jackson”  Union Army lost the battle at Bull Run  2,700 deaths for the Union  2,000 deaths for the Confederacy

7. Lessons of Bull Run  The fighting would be bloody  The war would not be over quickly  Southern soldiers would fight fiercely to defend the Confederacy

8. Battle of Bull Run Questions  Why did the Union want control of Richmond?  Why did each side believe the attack on Manassas would be a quick battle ??  What problems might Bull Run create??  Is this similar or different to the battle of Fort Sumter?

9. Spectators of Bull Run  Why do you think people came out to view the Battle of Bull Run??  Do you think their attitudes changed about the war after witnessing that battle?  What do you think they reported back to the North?

10. Historical Journal  Your task: write a series of journal/diary entries as a person living in the past either confederate or union.  Your journal should follow this format  Three (3) entries, one for the beginning, middle and end of the event  Each entry should  Be a paragraph  Include two pieces of factual information  Include an accurate date  Think about  Beginning- How would this event have affected you?  Middle- Are things better or worse now that the event is in progress  End-How do you feel about what happen?? Has your life changed?? Do you fear for the future??

11. 3-2-1  On your index card write  3 things you learned today  2 things you may have a question about  1 thing you would like me to know

12. Stone Wall Jackson  Thomas J. Jackson  Graduate of West Point  Fought in the Mexican-American War  Joins the Confederacy when Virginia seceded from the union in 1861  Fought at Manassas, Antietam and Fredericksburg.  Jackson lost an arm  Accidentally shot and killed by a confederate solider

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