Battle Of Confederate Compare And Contrast

Imagine that you are in Virginia, in the year 1861, all around you, you hear screams, cannons, guns firing. Your husband is the one taking part in this battle and you are scared for his life. Your children ask you over and over again, “What’s going on?” and “Why is it so loud?” Except you have no idea what to say because you, yourself does not know what is going on. You are just as scared as your children are. You are scared about the Confederates are getting through everything. The Union and Confederate both handled the battle itself very different and had two very different views on how the battle initially started. The Union and Confederate both had soldier drafts, but both sides had different ways of handling them. The Union

These women did not just have husbands going into battle, they had sons, fathers and friends. When their husbands went into battle, the women were forced to step up and take their place as the head of household. They also took jobs in fields on farms, in factories to produce goods for armies, as well as jobs as nurses to help take care of soldiers injured in armies. In the Bull Run book, Dietrich Herz receives a shirt, that is stitched with fine workmanship. When he opened the shirt a photograph fell out with a note that said, “I fear I will take my own life.” This not should tell you that the women during the Battle of Bull Run and the Civil War, were worried for friends and families lives, but most importantly their

The Confederates strategy was a defensive attack, whereas the Union's strategy was an offensive attack. The Confederates had the idea that if they drew out the conflict long enough, they would be capable of convincing the Union that it was going to be too costly to support. The one downfall of the Confederates was that they had less men, less industrial capacity and less capital support then the Union. They attempted to convince England and France that victory for them would be greater than a victory for the Union. The Union strategy however was to fight and win an offensive war. The strategy for the Union was thought of by Lincoln and his advisors. Lincoln's strategy was a four step plan and the first step was to negotiate with the border states, which included Maryland. The second step was to create a blockade on all the southern ports, therefore stopping the Confederates from being able to trade with Europe. Next, the goal was to capture the strongholds, which was the Mississippi River, and isolate the Southern states from the Eastern ones. The last step was to advance to the Confederate heartland, which was Richmond,