Civil War Part 2

Describe the Push on VA and the Battle of Manassas:
-General Winfield Scott and Feds send troops under George McDowell to b attle Confederate forces outside of DC. And as Feds are trying to finish Southerners off General Jackson arrives and turns tide for South, gets nickname Stonewall for refusal to yield to Union.

Describe Lincoln and Jackson’s Actions after Manassas:
-Jackson takes his part of the Confed Army to the Shenandoah Valley in Western VA and wins a series of victories over North.

Describe the Battle of Shiloh:
-As Grant continued to push forward fought battle of Shiloh which horrified North and South.

Describe Lincoln and McClellan’s relationship:
-They both dislked each other.

Describe the Battle of Seven Days:
-Robert E Lee called on all his units including Stonewalls from the Shenandoah to meet the threat, and uses McClellan's cautiousness and defeats him.

Describe what happened directly after Seven Days:
-McClellan is removed from command and another part of the fed army begins. Lee sends units under Jackson to meet the threat and through maneuvers Jackson almost completely destroys North army with smaller force at 2nd Manassas.

Describe the Battle of Antietam:
-1862 around Antietam Creek, fought the bloodiest single day of Civil war, and after battle Lee returned his tired army to VA.