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Cerda and Haynes's Civil War Timeline

By missb
  • Fort Sumnter

    Fort Sumnter
    Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumnter this starts the Civil War.
  • Battle of Bull Run

    Battle of Bull Run
    Union and Confederate armies fight in the frist major battle of the Civil War.
  • The New Mexico Campaign

    The New Mexico Campaign
    Henry sibley's army won a battle against the union soliders.
  • Battle of Shiloh

    Battle of Shiloh
    The Union is trying to controlthe Mississippi River and then gets the upperhand.
  • Battle of Glorieta pass

    Battle of Glorieta pass
    The Union burned the supplies of the Confederate forces, so it was a time of starvation for the Confederate soliders.
  • Union Blockade

    Union Blockade
    The Union had blocked all Texas ports. Then they re-gained control of Texas's key port
  • Fighting at Galveston Island

    Fighting at Galveston Island
    Union troops attacked Confederate forces but failed and at the end Confederate forces again gained control of key Texas port.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    A decleration of freedom to the slaves in areas that were rebeling against the U.S. which werre the Confederate States.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam
    The Union wins an important victory.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg
    Union wins this major battle at Gettysburg, Pennslyvania, Vicksburg, and Mississippi.
  • Siege/Battle of Vicksburg

    Siege/Battle of Vicksburg
    VIcksburg was under siege for six weeks then on July 4,1863 the union attacked and the town surrendered, and the Condfederacy was split in two.
  • Battle of Sabine Pass

    Battle of Sabine Pass
    Union forves attacked, but the Confederate forces had fired on the union and they left, but the COnfederat e forces had captuered 300 Union soliders.
  • Red River Campaign

    Red River Campaign
    The Union wanted to invade northeastern Texas from Louisiana along the Red Rive, but Confederate forces had again turned back Union attacks.
  • Battle at Palmito Ranch

    Battle at Palmito Ranch
    The Confederate forces won this battle but then they found out that they had already lose the Civil War.