· Date: July 21, 1861
· Location: Manassas, Virginia
Objectives:
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Union:
o
Capture Richmond
o
Seize Manassas, a railway center
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Confederacy:
o
Wanted to protect Richmond
o
Wanted to keep Manassas
Commanders:
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Union:
o
General Irvin Mcdowell
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Confederacy:
o
General Pierre Beaugard
Geography:
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Climate: hot and humid
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Terrain: hills, creek, and forests
Troop Strength:
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Union: had 28,450 soldiers
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Confederacy: had 32,230 soldiers
Advantages:
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Union:
o
Had roads that connected northwest, west,
southwest villages
o
Positioned next to a stream
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Confederacy
o
Able to watch the movements of the Union army;
on higher grounds
o
Location was near railroads that connected to
supplies and other armies; had better communication
Disadvantages:
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Union:
o
Confederacy had cannons
o
Plans were already known
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Confederacy:
o
Losing in the beginning of the war and lost
soldiers; around the same amount of soldiers with the Union army
Strategies:
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Union
o
Attack the Confederate army
§
Face the Confederate Army with main army
§
Flank the left of the enemy’s army
o
Go for Richmond
o
End of war
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Confederacy
o
Settle down and occupy Henry Hill
o
Protect Richmond
Confederates Won!
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Keys to winning:
o
Reinforcements
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Exhausted Union soldiers
o
Strategic location
Unique Info
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“The Great Skedaddle”
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Spectators
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“Stonewall” Jackson
Casualties
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Union:
o
Deaths: 460
o
Wounded: 1124
o
Missing and captured: 1312
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Confederacy:
o
Deaths: 387
o
Wounded: 1582
o
Missing and captured: 13
Confederates Victory:
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Union needs to try harder
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Increased morale
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“Poisoned” the Confederates minds
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