Chapter 19 Section 2

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Chapter 19 Section 2

• The War in the East

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Two Armies Meet

• 30 mile outside of Washington.
• First Battle of Bull Run
• Stonewall Jackson confederate held firmly in
  place.
• The Union driven back.

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More Battles in Virgina

• Union commmander McClellan.
• Captured Yorktown.
• Robert E. Lee Confederate commander.
• Seven DaysBattle Union retreated from
  Richmond.
• Second Battle of Bull Run Union lost, pushed
  out of Virginia.

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The Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Antietam Maryland bloodiest single
  day of the war. (9-14-1862).
• Union won stopped confederate Northern advance.
  
• McClellan fired in the East.

5
The War at Sea

• The Union controlled the sea. Blockaded the
  South, hurting the economy.
• Confederacy iron clad heavily armored with
  iron.
• Union had the Monitor ironclad with revolving
  gun turret.