Transcript Chapter 19, Section 1.

Chapter 19, Sections 1,2.
The Civil War Begins and the War
in the East
Fort Sumter was the Union position bombarded for
30 hours before surrendering. It was where the Civil
War began.
Border States
Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
• The first woman
to receive a
license to
practice
medicine. Helped
start the US
Sanitary
Commission.
The Confederacy had the advantage of having
a better military tradition, and thus had better
military leaders than the Union.
General Winfield Scott
• Union general
who created the
Union war
strategy but was
too old to lead the
troops. Mexican
War General.
The Confederate war strategy was to defend
itself against Northern attacks, and to wear
down the wills of the Northern people and its
government.
General Thomas Jackson
• Confederate
General
nicknamed
Stonewall for his
performance at
Bull Run.
General George McClellan
• Union General who
took Yorktown after
hesitating for fear of
being outnumbered.
Organized and
trained the Union
Army.
General Robert E. Lee
• Was offered
the Union
Army
command, but
instead led
the Southern
troops.
General Jeb Stuart
• Confederate
General in charge
of Cavalry and
scouting.
The Merrimac Vs. the Monitor
Battle of the Ironclads.