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This first winter would see naval maneuvers on the Mississippi River and tighter blockades on the Atlantic coast. A new weapon, the ironclad, would make its debut in the Battle of Hampton Roads, near Norfolk, Virginia. Both armies would be moving through the Alleghenies. The Confederate forces would continue their tactical success. The Battle of Shiloh loomed ahead, and both sides would come to the realization that this war would not be easy or short-lived.
The South is emboldened by their victory at Bull Run. McClellan is hesitant, either unable or unwilling to confront Lee head on, fearing another defeat for the inexperienced Union troops. The North begins to move on Richmond, the capital of the Confederacy. The Battle of Fair Oaks temporarily checks the South but incorrect maps, poor information, swampy terrain and bad roads leave the Union unable to solidify their advantage. Infighting between the Army and the federal government allows the Confederacy to escape a devastating blow once again. The South's ability to move rapidly is impressive, but lack of direction by the government lets the opportunity for decisive gains slip away.
The South has seceded and Fort Sumter has fallen. Armies have been raised on both sides. Lincoln is in the White House and determined to preserve the Republic. European powers have hastily declared neutrality. Washington D.C. is being threatened by confederate armies and needs to be guarded by federal troops. Modern warfare is being born. The importance of railways and waterways for the transport of men and supplies through a sparsely populated countryside where no food crops are planted will largely influence military decisions. The first conflict will take place at Manassas Junction in the first Battle of Bull Run.
The year is 1863. Losses in 1862 at Fredericksburg, Vicksburg, and Murpfreesboro have left the Union Army in disarray. Twenty-five thousand enlistees are about to reach the end of their service and will have to be released on the first of May The Confederacy has gained in experience and confidence. Cavalry forays by audacious commanders like General J.E.B. Stuart and Mosby's Rangers are dazzlingly successful. Now, General Hooker is named commander of the Federal forces and changes are coming.
Captain Farragut is determined to secure the city of New Orleans for the Union. The Richmond government considered the city unconquerable and stripped it of its defensive resources. Audacity was the order of the day and New Orleans would fall. Sailing ships and steam powered vessels, wooden hulls and ironclads, gunboats and forty-eight gun frigates sailed against Fort Jackson and Fort St. Philip for mastery of the mouth of the mighty Mississippi River. The Union fleet would sail farther north to assist in the battles being fought in Tennessee, at Corinth and Memphis, and succeed in restricting the Confederate fleet to the river between Memphis and Baton Rouge. The cities of Vicksburg, Charleston, and Pulaski would all see naval action significant to the outcome of the war.
Grant was finally given the freedom to maneuver and fight as he saw fit. The plan was to move along the Mississippi and isolate Vicksburg from support by Pemberton's army. The Confederate forces continued to harass the Union Army, disrupting communications and, in a surprise assault by Van Dorn, actually taking and destroying the strategic federal supply depot at Holly Springs. Nathan Bedford Forrest was active, but unsuccessful. There were skirmishes in the West at Gallatin and Nashville, culminating in the Battle of Murfreesborough and Stone River.