Page 12 - HP1A 008 American Civil War

The South had a strong believe more recruits in order to win the

that their traditions should be kept. battle against the Confederate. The

One of their chief traditions was Confederate acted and recruited

slavery, which held the Confederates more units because they knew that

more to a unified entity. In the First the war would not end any time

Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861, soon. The conflict started to slowly

35,000 Confederate soldiers forced increase as both parties got angered

Union forces to retreat towards by the attacks from each other.

Washington, D.C. Thomas Jonathan

Jackson was the commander who Chapter 3: Civil War in Virginia

planned the successful battle against After General Winfield Scott was

the Union forces, which had more replaced by George B. McClellan,

troops during the battle by the time. the Union Army was very happy.

Lincoln was forced to call 500,000 The troops liked this new supreme