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The war in East
Term | Definition |
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Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson | Confederate general who helped fight Union troops at the First Battle of Bull Run |
First Battle of Bull Run | battle near Manassas Junction, Virginia, in 1861 |
George B McClellan | general sent by President Lincoln to capture Richmond |
Robert E Lee | Confederate general during many important battles of the Civil War |
Seven Days’ Battles | series of battles that forced McClellan to retreat from near Richmond |
Second Battle of Bull Run | Confederate attack that helped push Union forces out ofVirginia |
Battle of Antietam | battle in Maryland that resulted in Lee’s retreat to Virginia |
Ironclads | ships that were heavily armored with iron |