#warbetweenstates

North America 158 years ago today: First Battle of Bull Run (21 Jul 1861) https://buff.ly/2Lx61Ve The attack on Fort Sumter aroused southern patriotism and encouraged Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, and Tennessee to declare for the Confederacy. With the accession of Virginia, the Confederate government moved to Richmond, a city dangerously close to Washington DC. In an attempt to end the war quickly, the Union marched south on the new Confederate capital but was brought to a halt at the First Battle of Bull Run. #northamerica #history #welovehistory #map #1860s #19thcentury #victorianera #1861 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #ushistory #britishempire #canadianhistory #confederacy #july #july21 #uscivilwar #warbetweenstates #bullrun #battleofbullrun #maps #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd #worldhistory #cartography #geopolitics (at Bull Run, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LDkxhAnK3/?igshid=1mq5n6bpcbzkc

North America 157 years ago today: Capture of New Orleans (01 May 1862) https://buff.ly/2GQUF9N Union successes in Tennessee forced the Confederates to send troops and materiel north up the Mississippi River, stripping their defenses in the south. However, this made New Orleans vulnerable, and, when the Union fleet sailed upriver to attack it, it fell swiftly. Through simple negligence, the Confederacy had lost its largest city and most important commercial port. #northamerica #history #welovemaps #map #1860s #1862 #americancivilwar #americanhistory #ushistory #historyofusa #confederacy #worldhistory #warbetweenstates #frenchintervention #may #may1 #mexicanempire #napoleoniii #usmilitary #militaryhistory #britishempire #19thcentury #maps #victorianera #todayinhistory #historytoday #historyteacher #historybuff #historygeek #historynerd (at New Orleans, Louisiana) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw6Y1o-A8Kp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=ogoqp10w0vqz