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fort sumter
the cionfederate attack on fort sumter marked the begining of the civil war -
battle of bullrun
the union went to capture richmond biut they were stopped by the confederates -
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civil war
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battle of glorieta pass
Sibley lost supplies and retreated with his army -
battle of shiloh
Ulysses S. Grant was granted the upper hand to win a close battle -
union blockade
union ships blocked off the ports of texas -
battle of antietem
it was a very important union victory -
battle of galveston
confederate forces drove union units out of the city of galveston TX -
emancipation proclomation
made have slave illegal in all the union states -
battle of gettysburg
union forces suffered heavy losses and were had to retreat -
battle of vicksburg
the six week war began supported by the fleets of iron clad the confederates had trouble getting supplies and split in two -
battle of sabine pass
this victory helped restore confederate confidence -
red river campaign
the union sent 27,000 soldiers moved up the river -
lee's surrender
lee surrenderd his confederate to gen. -
battle of palmito ranch
the last major war of the civil war the confederates won but they had already surrendered to the union states