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