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july 1861
in july 1861, general scott sent general irvin mcdowell and more than 30,00 union troope to do battle with confederate forces waiting outside washington -
battle of bull run
the battle, known as the battle of bull run in the north and the battle of manassas in the south, proved a shock to those who had hoped the war would end quickly -and who were unprepared for the courage modern warfare could produce -
grants fight in tennessee
in april, grant's troops fought a terrible battle in southwest tennessee.In jsut two days of fighting, nearly 25,000 union and confederate soldiers were killed or wounded. -
in february 1862
in february 1862, he directed the attack and capture of two confederae strongholds-fort henry on the tenessee river and fort donelson on the cumberland river -
battles the virginia
however, one notable exception occurred in 1862 when the union ship monitor clashed with its confederate opponent virginia off the virginia coast. -
on march 9
on march 9, the two ironclads met in battle -
early 1862
but the most significant action occurred in new mexico in eraly 1862, when a confederate force marched up the rio grande from texas -
stalemate develops in the east
while union and confederate forces squared off in the mississippi valley and farther west, major fighting in the east focused on the state of virginia. -
presidential election
in the presidental election of the 1860, the republican party,led by abraham lincoln, had campaigned against the expansion of slavery beyond the states in which it already existed. -
republicans
the republican were strong adavacates of nationalism and in their 1860 platform explicitly denounced threats of disunion as avowals of treason -
april 12 1861,
hostilities begangs on april 12 1861, when confederate forces attacked a u.s. military installation at fort sumter in south carolina -
railroads etc
railroads, the telegraph steamships, and massproduced weapons were employed extensively -
march 4 1861,
on march 1861, seven cotton states declared their secession and joined together to form the confederate states of america -
in september 1862
in september 1862 lincolns emancipation proclamtion made ending slavery in the south a war goal, and dissuaded the british from interveing -
in 1863
confedate commander robert e.lee battles in virginia, but in 1863 his northward advance was turned back with heavy casualties after the battle of gettysburg