SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
START OF THE CIVIL WAR
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Question
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First real battle of the war. It was fought in Virginia. Kept the North out of Richmond; gave South confidence
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Battle of Bull Run
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Battle Shiloh
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Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
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Battle of Little Big Horn
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The first land battle of the Civil War was fought on July 21, 1861, just 30 miles from Washington-close enough for U.S. senators to witness the battle in person. Southerners called it the Battle of Manassas, after the closest town. Northerners called it Bull Run, after a stream running through the battlefield.
Detailed explanation-2: -Burnside and William T. Sherman (for the Union) along with Confederates like Stuart, Wade Hampton, and most famously, Thomas J. Jackson, who earned his enduring nickname, “Stonewall” Jackson, in the battle.
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