Slaves in the North did primarily work in stores and small craft centers. This was mostly true for the middle colonies as well. Slaves in the South worked in the fields.
The Confederate general that won the first major battle of the Civil War was Stonewall Jackson, who excelled in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861, after which he was promoted to General on October 7 of that same year and was given the command of the District of Valley, with headquarters in Winchester (Virginia), where he defeated Union troops, far superior to his own.
Opened up the idea for womens rights and equality