Civil War
For my report I choose to do the battles of the civil war and read The United States in the Civil War by Don Lawson copyright 1977.The war was not about slavery but it was about the north (union) trying to keep the states together and the south (confederate) trying to be independent. The first battle of the civil war took place in 1861 at Fort Sumter Charleston in South Carolina. This battle started by a surrender note to Major Robert Anderson (Union) from General Beaureguard (confederate). Major Robert Anderson didn't surrender. "...Friday April 12, 1861, the more than seventy guns opened fire on the harbor fortress," according to Don Lawson, The United States in the Civil War, copyright 1997.Major Robert Anderson gave up on defending the fort. The rebels had won the bat
After 4 hours of them fighting it was called a draw because neither ship could hurt the other ship. The confederates were pushed back to a ridge and continued to retreat. Both sides had problems with supplies such as food, ammunition, etc. An ironclad called the Merrimac(confederate) had a famous battle with the Monitor(union). 5 million men signed up for the Union and a little less then 1 million signed up for the Confederates. The rebles General Johnston was shot during this battle and ended up dying which was horrible for the rebles. So Beauregard took command, after a day Beauregard had to reatreat and they had lost. the Union's 23 states with 23 million people. Grant was a good commander and his troops were very loyal. Grant had a good combat record in fighting the Mexican War. GrantShiloGrants army on April 5 camped out infront Shilo Church. Both sides knew there was going to be a war but nether side was ready for the war. Grant was also polite and never swore.
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