Section 2: The Civil War Begins
Confederate Union
Battle of Bull Run
• One of the first battles of the war was the Battle of Bull Run.
• The North realized after this battle that the war would not be easy and would not be over soon.
Battle of Antietam:
• The first time the Confederacy invaded Northern territory was the Battle of Antietam.
• It was also the bloodiest battle day in U.S. history. 23,000 men lost their lives that day.
• The Union army stopped the Confederate army.
New Weapons
• Many new weapons were used during the Civil War.
• One of these weapons was an ironclad ship. An ironclad ship was a ship with iron plates on it to protect it from cannon fire.
• The Monitor & theMerrimac
First metal ships in the world!
Other new weapons
• Deadlier cannons and bullets
• More accurate rifles
Technology made the Civil War …
The Monitor
…More efficient and deadly
Bigger weapons = more damage!
Union Dead
Confederate Dead
Over 618,000 military deaths during Civil War.