VA SOL 5.3.4 & 5.3.5

Conflicts between the eastern and western counties of Virginia grew. Many disagreements between the two regions led to the creation of

• North Carolina

• Richmond

• West Virginia

• New York

This was the first major land battle of the Civil War and ended in a Confederate victory.

• Battle of Hampton Roads

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

During this battle, Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia. He and the Confederates handed the Union army one of their worst defeats of the Civil War here.

• Battle of Hampton Roads

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

This was an important sea battle that took place between two ironclad ships. The Monitor (Union) and the Merrimack (Confederacy) battled in Virginia waters near Norfolk. The battle ended in a draw (tie).

• Battle of Hampton Roads

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Fredericksburg

• Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)

During the Civil War, these peoples did not takes sides.

• American Indians

• White Virginians

• Enslaved African Americans

• Free African Americans

Most supported the Confederacy, which relied on enslaved African Americans to raise crops and provide labor for the army.

• American Indians

• White Virginians

• Enslaved African Americans

• Free African Americans

Many sought freedom by following the Union Army, where many found work. Some men and women provided labor. Some men fought for the Union Army.

• American Indians

• White Virginians

• Enslaved African Americans

• Free African Americans

Some joined the Union Army and Union Navy.

• American Indians

• White Virginians

• Enslaved African Americans

• Free African Americans

This Confederate General played a major role in the confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

This Confederate general was the Commander of the Army of Norther Virginia. He defeated Union troops at Fredericksburg. He surrendered the Confederate Army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia which ended the Civil War in 1865.

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Robert E. Lee