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Confederates attack Ft.Sumter. The first shot of this battle started the civil war.
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Confederate forces stopped the Union advance to Richmond (Union Capital) in this battle.
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The Union forces kept control of the South West for the resto of the war, even with their small army.
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Union general, Ulysses S. Grant gained the upper hand and took control of the Mississippi River Valley in this battle
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The Union blockaded the Texas and Louisiana ports because they wanted to prevent supplies from coming in to help the Confederates.
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It was an important Union Victory. Union army clashed with the confederates.
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Confederate troops recaptured Galveston from the Union because if the Union controlled it, northern forces could get into Texas.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was written in 1863. It stated that slaves were free in those areas rebelling against the United States. The Proclamation went into effect two years later in Texas in 1865.
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The battle of Gettysburg was a turning point. The Union was on defense for the rest of the war because of this battle. Battle for three days.
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Vicksburg surrendered under attack from the Union. The siege lasted of six weeks. The confederates split in two.
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This battle helped restore Southern confidence because the Union had won two other battles before.
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Union tropps wanted to invade northeastern Texas by going down this river,but the confederates stopped them.
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General Ulysses S. Grant army greatly outnumbered Lee's army. Union forces surrounded Lee's army near th town of Appomattox courthouse, Virginia. With few options left, Lee surrendered.
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Last battle of war. Confederate troops beat the Union, but the South still lost the war.
