The battle was more brutual than people expected
No. The battle that had the highest casualties for one day was Antietam. Gettysburg's 3-day battle was the bloodiest. Shiloh was the first large battle in Spring of 1862 with thousands of casualties. When people read about this, they realized the war would be long and very bloody.
The first Battle of Manassas or First Bull Run was the first large scale major action of the US Civil War. The first land battle however was the Battle of Philippi in what was then still Virginia. It was fought June 23, 1861. A naval bombardment of Confederate land artillery batteries by US Navy gunboats took place at Sewells Point, Virginia, May 18-19, 1861 making it the first battle of the war after Sumter.
The first significant battle of the US Civil War was the Confederate victory at the Battle of Bull Run on July 21, 1861. US President Lincoln had to realize that the Union army was ill prepared to win the battle not to even mention able to capture Richmond. Richmond became an obsession with Lincoln for the next several years as even a sophisticated and large Union army could not capture the Confederate capital a mere 100 miles south of Washington DC.
The US Battle of Chickamauga took place in and about the creek of the same name in Tennessee in 1863.It was a bloody battle with a Confederate victory. The nearest large city to the battle was Chattanooga, Tn.
The first battle was indeed Fort Sumter, but two Federals died during the surrender ceremony when their cannon blew up. Bull Run (AKA Battle of Mananas) was the 3rd battle of the war after the Battle of Rich Mountain where 40 Union soldier were killed and 140 Rebels. They were the first direct casualties including the first officer killed.
The battle was more brutual than people expected
The battle was more brutual than people expected
The battle was more brutual than people expected
The battle was more brutual than people expected
Because people got killed and wounded - the public on both sides had imagined it as a sort of theatrical parade, and this battle awakened them to the realities of war.
The battle cost more brutal than people expected
Because it was considered by both parties a bloodshed; the Union lost 481 dead and 1,011 wounded, the Confederate 387 dead and 1,582 wounded. But it was also shocking because they become aware that the war was going to be a long and costly one, and not a matter which would have been solved in a few months.
The first large battle of the US Civil War was fought
No. The battle that had the highest casualties for one day was Antietam. Gettysburg's 3-day battle was the bloodiest. Shiloh was the first large battle in Spring of 1862 with thousands of casualties. When people read about this, they realized the war would be long and very bloody.
The first Battle of Manassas or First Bull Run was the first large scale major action of the US Civil War. The first land battle however was the Battle of Philippi in what was then still Virginia. It was fought June 23, 1861. A naval bombardment of Confederate land artillery batteries by US Navy gunboats took place at Sewells Point, Virginia, May 18-19, 1861 making it the first battle of the war after Sumter.
Neither side was ready for operations, as demonstrated at the First Battle of bull Run. They still had to recruit, train and equip large armies.
That depends on which battle you are referring to. The very first "battle" was at Fort Sumter, which would just be a map showing the fort and the harbor. A few months later was the first major battle was called the first Battle of Bull Run, and was also known as the Battle of First Manassas by the confederate side. Several maps of that battle can be found on the First Battle of Bull Run page on Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run).