Fort Sumter is located in Charleston, South Carolina (Confederacy) but is occupied by Union soldiers. After SC seceded, it demanded that Union troops abandon Ft. Sumter because it is in the Confederacy. Union troops refused, causing a standoff between the two sides. On April 12 1861, a Confederate soldier fired the first shot of the Civil War. They fought hard for two days until the Union troops gave up and left the fort.
Only one minor battle has occurred so far, and the Union believed that the war would be over in a few months. They also felt confident that the Confederacy would be "crushed like a bug". So on July 21 1861, civilians flocked to the battlefield to witness the Union's victory at Bull Run (aka Manassas). Once the battle began, these visitors realized that the Union was in deep trouble. The Union's army's generals were called "gentleman generals" by President Lincoln. They were called this because the war was all about politics to them. These 'generals led to the Union defeat. The Union had over 3,000 causalities while the Confederacy's well led army only had 2,000. This battle gave the Union an idea of what war really is.
General Robert E. Lee (Confederacy) decided to take a chance and invade the Union. Lee did this to gain recognition from Europe. However, one Confederate officer made a fatal mistake of dropping Lee's war plans. The Union found it. The two armies ran to each other at Antietam (aka Sharpsburg). There, they fought the bloodiest single day of battle in the US history. The Union had 12,000 causalities while the Confederacy had 10,000. The Union knowing the Confederacy's plans, where able to hold their own. Eventually, the Confederate arm retreated but were not chased by Union General McClellan. President Lincoln removed McClellan for that reason. Neither side won, but the Confederacy lost the chance to show Europe their independence.
Fort Sumter is located in Charleston, South Carolina (Confederacy) but is occupied by Union soldiers. After SC seceded, it demanded that Union troops abandon Ft. Sumter because it is in the Confederacy. Union troops refused, causing a standoff between the two sides. On April 12 1861, a Confederate soldier fired the first shot of the Civil War. They fought hard for two days until the Union troops gave up and left the fort.
Only one minor battle has occurred so far, and the Union believed that the war would be over in a few months. They also felt confident that the Confederacy would be "crushed like a bug". So on July 21 1861, civilians flocked to the battlefield to witness the Union's victory at Bull Run (aka Manassas). Once the battle began, these visitors realized that the Union was in deep trouble. The Union's army's generals were called "gentleman generals" by President Lincoln. They were called this because the war was all about politics to them. These 'generals led to the Union defeat. The Union had over 3,000 causalities while the Confederacy's well led army only had 2,000. This battle gave the Union an idea of what war really is.
General Robert E. Lee (Confederacy) decided to take a chance and invade the Union. Lee did this to gain recognition from Europe. However, one Confederate officer made a fatal mistake of dropping Lee's war plans. The Union found it. The two armies ran to each other at Antietam (aka Sharpsburg). There, they fought the bloodiest single day of battle in the US history. The Union had 12,000 causalities while the Confederacy had 10,000. The Union knowing the Confederacy's plans, where able to hold their own. Eventually, the Confederate arm retreated but were not chased by Union General McClellan. President Lincoln removed McClellan for that reason. Neither side won, but the Confederacy lost the chance to show Europe their independence.
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