a wooden ship covered in iron plates

have the effect of making plain wooden ships obselete

July 26, 1861

 1st Major infantry battle of the civil war

also known as first manasses

asked to command the Union army

turns down union army

Leader of the army of northern Virginia

Army of the Potomac

vs.

Army of Northern Virginia

Robert E. Lee's Right hand man

Seven Days Campaign

sets the stage for invasion of the north

single bloodiest day in American History

considered Union victory because it haults Lee's advance into Maryland

frees all slaves in states in rebellion

there are four slave states still in the union in which it doesn't free

marched union army to frederickburg

Stinging defeat for the north

Ambrose Burnside is relieved of command

gets command after Burnside

isnt fit for command

Hooker is soundly defeated

Lee's greatest battle

lee won even though he was outnumbered by hooker

most important battle of the Civil war

3 day battle

fought from july1-3,1863

one of two turning points in the war

Union army defeats the Confederates

things begin to turn against Confederacy

Siege Of Vicksburg

1863

results in the Union control of the Mississippi and also gived Lincoln the opportunity to find a general who will fight

general that Lincoln found

had a drinking problem

1860- leather good worker

1868- President of U.S.

command in the army of the west

hand-picked successor of Grant