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Battle of Mansassas

Published on Nov 06, 2015

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Battle of Manassas

July, 1861

The Civil War

North vs South, 1861-1865

Fort Sumter

First shots of the Civil War were fired here

Robert E. Lee

General of the Confederacy (South)

George McClellan

First General of the Union (North)

Richmond, Virginia

Capital of the Confederacy (South)

Battle of Manassas

-First major battle of the Civil War

Stonewall Jackson

-Confederate commander at Monassas

-Known for being calm in battle

-accidentally shot and killed by Confederate soldiers in 1863

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WHAT?

Battle of Manassas: first battle of the Civil War

Who?

Stonewall Jackson commands the South

When

July, 1861

Where?

Manassas Junction, Virginia (Bull Run Creek)

WHY?

North wanted to invade Richmond, Virginia to quickly end the war

HOW?
South wins thanks to Stonewall Jackson's courage under fire