Reading 55 Clashes on the Battlefield

The civil war was the most brutal and destuctive conflict in American history. The Reason for this was the invention of a longer range rifle that increased a range form 100 to 500 yds. Anthor invention that led to this was the French minnie bullet and the new military techniques with tthis new rifle. How did the Civivl War stragey change from other wars faught in history? Military leaders increasingly valuved the importance of the strong defece postion. Which led Confederate General Robert E. Lee to have his men make EarthWrokd. What effects did Earthworks have on the civil war? and did it save soliders lives?

- WAR IN THE EAST
This section talks about some of the batles that were fought on the east half of the coutnry between this time period. Some of the battles they talked about were Bull Run, battles fought in northern Virgina, and souhtern Maryland. They also tlak about the soliders trainng and how they arrived at the battle feild and how they reacted once in battle. Do u find the context in this section goes to depth enough about some of the battles in the East during the beggign fo the war? It shows Lincolin pursuit of a general that could win. It talks about the person who lincion chose. Gen. Geroge Mcclean and how he trained the Union troops and his military stragies. Do you feel Mcclean was a good leader?

- WAR IN THE WEST
The section talks about how the Cilvil War was fought in the west. The west was the Aplication and Mississippi River layed the western theater. The union command wanted the port of New Orleans. Why did Union generals want the port of new orleans so bad? Future general of the union army Ulusus S. Grant rose to populairty by fighting in the west durin the civil war. In the West what confederate states the the union caputre? It talks about the background fo the military stargery of gen. grant. What were some challenges union troops had to face while fighting in the West.

-NAVAL WARFARE
Licolin decied to strangle the south with a naval blockade. Why did Lincolin want a blockade of the south? Wy did the Union have such a high adavantage un the navy? Unions most major naval victoy was at the port of New Orleans. what was the importance of the Iron clad ships? Two of the mso tcommon ironclads were the Monitor and the merimack.