1. Fort Sumter was on an island in Charleston Harbor, and Lincoln didn’t abandon it or reinforce it. The confederate battles went underway here.
2. This is where the first gunshot was on the battlefield. The battle was tied, but in the morning the Union army was winning. The confederates never gave up though.
3. Stonewall Jackson (Thomas Jackson) got his nickname because during the battle his Confederates stood tall like a “stone wall”. That night, the Confederates won the victory.
4. Ulysses S. Grant was a military commander who would go on to become president in a few years. He was very decisive and was very quick to action when he got appointed as commander.
5. He replaced General Joseph E. Johnston. Johnston got hurt in a battle which
2. This is where the first gunshot was on the battlefield. The battle was tied, but in the morning the Union army was winning. The confederates never gave up though.
3. Stonewall Jackson (Thomas Jackson) got his nickname because during the battle his Confederates stood tall like a “stone wall”. That night, the Confederates won the victory.
4. Ulysses S. Grant was a military commander who would go on to become president in a few years. He was very decisive and was very quick to action when he got appointed as commander.
5. He replaced General Joseph E. Johnston. Johnston got hurt in a battle which