The document summarizes the key events leading up to and during the First Battle of Bull Run. It describes how Union General Irvin McDowell led 35,000 troops against 32,500 Confederate troops led by General Joseph Johnston along Bull Run creek in Virginia in July 1861. On the second day of fighting, the Union forces attempted to take the high ground at Henry House Hill but were repelled by Confederate reinforcements, including Stonewall Jackson's brigade. The battle resulted in a surprising Confederate victory that ended Northern expectations of a quick victory.

1. The Beginning of the Civil War Powerpoint

2. Results of the Election of 1860

3. Confederate Secession

10. Fort Sumter from Charleston Harbor

11. Fort Sumter Map for the surrounding area

17. Battle at Fort Sumter Fort Sumter before the Battle Fort Sumter after the Battle

19. Fort Sumter Cannon inside Fort Sumter Aftermath inside Fort Sumter

20. Charleston, South Carolina in ruins after the Battle of Fort Sumter

21. Fort Sumter Bombardment

23. Review Break-who are these men?

25. Battle of the First Bull Run at Manassas, Virginia

26. Battle of the First Bull Run, July 20-21, 1861

33. First Days of the First Bull Run

35. View of the Battlefield on the Second Day of the 1 st Bull Run

37. First Bull Run pictures

44. The Ironclads Hampton Roads, Va. March 9, 1862 Merrimack Vs. Monitor

45. Hampton Roads region off of the Chesapeake Bay, Virginia

46. The Merrimack (Virginia)

49. The Monitor

55. Battle of the Second Bull Run August 29-30, 1862