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.