Important Battles of the Civil War

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Important Battles of the Civil War

• The Long Road From Bull Run to Appomattox..

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Union vs. Confederates
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Weapons of Mass Destruction

• "People who are anxious to bring on war don't
  know what they are bargaining for they don't see
  all the horrors that must accompany such an
  event.
• Thomas J. Jackson

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Weapons of Mass Destruction

• Most soldiers were issued smoothbore muskets that
  were difficult to load and could be fired at an
  accurate range of only about 100 yards, only
  three times in one minute. Rifled muskets were
  much more accurate and deadly with a range of up
  to 500 yards.

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Destruction from Artillery

• In the Civil War, some Cannons were rifled for
  better accuracy and more power.
  
• Rifled cannons could accurately lob shells for
  almost 2000 yards that is almost one mile!.
  
• Smoothbore cannons were not as accurate and could
  be lobbed 500 yards.

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Bull Run, Manassas, Virginia

• The first battle was an important Confederate
  victory. Manassas shows that the war was going
  to be very long and difficult for both sides.

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Antietam Sharpsburg, Maryland

• Bloody battle in Maryland resulted in a tie and
  Robert E. Lees army has to retreat back into
  Virginia. Lee attacked the north because he
  needed a victory on northern soil.

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Vicksburg, Mississippi

• This important battle gave the Union Army control
  of trade and he Mississippi River, which cut the
  Confederacy in half and allowed General Grant to
  control trade and communication on the river.

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Chancellorsville, Virginia

• Stonewall Jackson loses his life after achieving
  one of the greatest military maneuvers of the
  Civil War at Chancellorsville, in Virginia.

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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

• Gettysburg was an important Northern victory.
  The confederate Army was cut down by almost 25.

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Petersburg VirginiaThe Crater

• Over 15,000 troops filled and surrounded the
  crater that formed when the Union Army exploded
  the 8,000 pounds of gunpowder at the end of the
  tunnel. The crater that was left was 170 feet
  long, 60 to 80 feet wide, and 30 feet deep.

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The explosion at Petersburg, VA could be seen
from very far away.
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Battle Maps
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