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Battles of 1861

Battles of 1861. The First Battle of Fort Sumter South Carolina The First Battle of Bull Run Virginia The side that wins gets to name the Battle. For map of sites of battles in Eastern Theater. The First Battle of Fort Sumter. Took place April 12-14, 1861.

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Battles of 1861

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  1. Battles of 1861 • The First Battle of Fort Sumter • South Carolina • The First Battle of Bull Run • Virginia The side that wins gets to name the Battle. For map of sites of battles in Eastern Theater

  2. The First Battle of Fort Sumter • Took place April 12-14, 1861. • American Commander was Major Robert Anderson. • Confederate Commander was Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard. A picture of Fort Sumter.

  3. The First Battle of Fort Sumter • Size of American force was 80. • Size of Confederate Force was about 500. • Start of the Civil War • Confederate victory Map of Fort Sumter and vicinity.

  4. The First Battle of Fort Sumter Beauregard

  5. The First Battle of Bull Run • Took place July 21, 1861. • American Commander was Brigadier General Irvin McDowell. • Confederate Commanders were Brigadier General Joseph E. Johnson and P.G.T. Beauregard. Johnson

  6. The First Battle of Bull Run • The size of the American force was 28,450. • The size of the Confederate force was 32,230. • The American losses were 2,950. McDowell

  7. The First Battle of Bull Run • The Confederate losses were 1,750. • Confederate General Bee and Colonel Bartow were killed. • Thomas J. Jackson earned the name “Stonewall” at this battle. “Stonewall” Jackson

  8. The First Battle of Bull Run • Confederate victory. • Also known as the First Battle of Manassas. • Battle are named after cites by Americans and bodies of water by Confederate. • The side that won the battle get to name the battle. Beauregard

  9. The First Battle of Bull Run Battle at Bull Run

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