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=**//__CIVIL WAR GAZETTE __//**=

=First Battle of Bull Run = =By: Caleb Sanford and Crew Weunski =

The Union was under pressure. They needed to act quickly, because the troops had only signed up for three months. On July 16th, General Irvin McDowell, with this fact in his mind, moved his 30,000 troops towards Manassas, Virginia. Anticipating it, McDowell and his army fought a 20,000 man army led by General Beauregard, and then moved on. On July 21st, they reached Manassas, where a Confederate general was waiting, General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. His army and General Beauregard's reinforcements forced McDowell's army to surrender. Disappointed, McDowell lost the first major battle of the Civil War. The outcome of the battle boosted the confidence of the Confederacy, and it made the Union realize that this war might not be as easy as they had thought. This is the first formal battle after Ft. Sumter. After this battle, the Union had 418 dead, 1,011 wounded, and 1,216 missing. The Confederacy had 387 killed, 1,582 wounded, and 12 missing. Some other important people that fought in this battle were: General Irvin McDowell (Union general), General Beauregard (Confederate general), General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson (Confederate general), James Longstreet (Confederate general), Richard Ewell, and General Joseph E. Johnston.media type="file" key="Bull_Run.mov" width="319" height="319"

= Battle of Vicksburg = =By: Shane Scott and Owen Means =

This battle is a very fierce battle in the Civil War. More than half of the Confederate troops were injured or died in this battle. This battle finally just ended a few days ago. It lasted from May 18-July 4, 1863. This was a big win for the North. General Ulysses S. Grant ordered his troops, the Army of Tennessee, to fire on Vicksburg, Mississippi, where General John C. Pemberton had his soldiers stationed. Grant wanted the Confederates to surrender. He would not settle for anything else. He did not want to compromise at all. He and his men would not stop fighting until the Confederates totally surrendered. Eventually, Pemberton and his men did surrender. Vicksburg was known as the key to the south. With this key win, the Union split the Confederacy in two. Also, the Union gained full control of the Mississippi River in this battle. This battle was a huge win for the North, and hopefully this will give them a lot of momentum and confidence going into future battles in the Civil War.

media type="file" key="Vicksburg video.mov" width="300" height="300" =**Battle of Shiloh Finally Over **= = By: Scott Ackerman =

====The battle of Shiloh finally over. In Harden County, Shiloh, Tennessee, The Union lead by Ulysses S. Grant and Major General Don Carlos Buell defeat the Confederacy lead by General Albert Sydney Johnston and General P.G.T. Beauregard. Pittsburg Landing (another name for Shiloh) is one of the fiercest battles of the war with 23,746 deaths. The reason why this battle took place was because the Union and the Confederacy wanted the Great Railway and to take over the Tennessee river. The pond that was right next to the battle was nicknamed bloody pond because the hurt or one who were close to death would crawl to this pond and their blood would drain into this pond. Also the Generals are starting to think the war will be longer than they thought.    media type="file" key="Battle_of_Shiloh__Shiloh__Tennessee__April_6_7__1862_.mov" ====

= ** Monitor vs. Virginia (Merrimack) ** = = **By: Tyler Cuneo** =

The Monitor vs Merrimack battle has just ended. It took place yesterday, March 9, 1862. The battle took place at the berth, or the place where the boats dock, of Norfolk. This is the second major battle of the Civil War. It ended in a tie leaving both the Monitor and the Merrimack heavily damaged.The battle took place between two ironclad ships. The Monitor was lead by Lt. John Worden for the Union. The Virginia was lead by Capt. Franklin Buchanan and Lt. Catesby R. Jones, for the Confederacy. The Confederacy used the Virginia to break the blockade and get the supply ships through to them. This was the first ironclad duel in history. If it were not for the Monitor, 9 out of every 10 supply ships got through to the Confederates. Read our next paper for any new information on this historic battle. media type="file" key="sec1906_300k.asf" width="300" height="300" =Battle of Antietam = =By: Carter Cross and Julian Minichelli =

This is the bloodiest battle in the civil war. This battle has the most amount of casualties in any battle. Their were approximately 23,000 casualties in only 12 hours. In the Union their were 12,400 casualties and the Union had 75,300 people in this battle. The Confederacy had 13,700 casualties and only had 51,800 people in this battle. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'American Typewriter Light',sans-serif; text-align: left;">Their were many people involved in this battle. Some of the confederate generals were General Lee, Stonewall Jackson, A.P Hill, General Longstreet. The Union Generals were General McClellan, Joseph Hooker, Ambroso Burnside. <span style="font-family: American Typewriter Light,sans-serif;">The only reason General Lee was in the north was because he wanted to take over a farm to feed his army because they were running out of supplies. <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: #000000; font-family: 'American Typewriter Light',sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">Lee was expecting a fight for this farm so he created a battle plan. General McClellan found the battle plans wrapped around cigars. Even with the battle plans the union couldn’t win. <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'American Typewriter Light',sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">This battle took place in the cornfields of Sharpsburg, Maryland. Some of the battle took place by Antietam Creek. <span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'American Typewriter Light',sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">After this battle took place Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This said that he will free all the slaves in the south right after the war is over. This battle is one of the darkest hours of our countries history

<span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-position: 0% 0%; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'American Typewriter Light',sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">media type="file" key="Antietam .mov" width="300" height="300" media type="file" key="julian.mov" width="300" height="300"