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Blockade of the south.
The Blockade of The south caused no boats to be able to come in or out of the U.S. Having this helped cut down on immigration, or immigrants who came to the U.S. for better or equal freedoms. The entire plan behind this was to strangle the south like a big snake killing its prey. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
This was the first battle of the War for the north. In which a way to rally his troops he pointed his sword at General Thomas J. Jackson. Leading to this he stayed stone and Jackson quickly picked up the nick-name “Stonewall.” -
Febuary 1862 Grant moves to Tennesee
On Febuary 16, 1862, The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 11 to February 16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The capture of the fort by Union forces opened the Cumberland River as an avenue for the invasion of the South. The success elevated Brig. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant from an obscure and largely unproven leader to the rank of major general, earning him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" -
The Battle of Shiloh
On April 2, 1862 , The Battle of Shiloh turned into one of the fiercest fighting the Civil War had seen yet. The Same night a General was killed a terrible lightning storm happened killing many of soldiers or injuring them. The confederates 11,000 of their 41,000 soldiers. -
Fall of New Orleans
On April 25, 1862, the union captured the largest city in the South New Orleans. There was only a 150 mile stretch that remained in the south to fight on. The whole objective was to make the union split in two and the Confederates were all doing their job. -
May 1862 -- "Stonewall" Jackson Defeats Union Forces.
On May 19, 1862 ,Confederate General Thomas J. Commanding the forces in the Shenandoah Valley, attacked Union forces in late March, which forced them to retreat across the Potomac. As a result, Union troops were rushed to protect Washington, D.C. -
July 1862 -- The Seven Days' Battles.
From June 25 to July 1, 1862, Lee had 1,000 men which outnumbered the confederate army leading to the attacks. Lee attacked McClellan’s army, the two forces fought at each other for 7 days. June 25- July 1, 1862 was the battle that later came known as the “Seven Day -
September 1862 -- Antietam.
On Septemer 1862, After invading the south Lee decided to plan his invasion for the North. While moving up north a union troop found a camp with confederate soldiers to catch up on Lee and his Army. On September 17, 1862 Became known as the bloodiest days in American History. -
November 1862 Lincoln relieved McClellan of command.
The whole resonating to the firing of McClellan was slow. There were other Commanders who could work faster and better than McClellan. Since he decided to move to Tennessee which causes to be a good influence helping the Americans make it father in battling.
