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It was the first major battle of the civil war.
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Union troops met part of Sibley's force, by Santa Fe, New Mexico, no supplies were available, so they decided to retreat back to Texas.
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Major battle, it was really costly for both sides of the war.
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Short battle
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Confederate forces were expecting to attack on the Union forces in Galveston Harbor.
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Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed all slaves in the U.S.
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Began with a six-week siege of Vicksburg, and on July 4, 1863 the town surendered and it became very hard to get supplies from other states.
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Major battle, Confederate suffered great loss and a great turning point.
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William B. Franklin and about 4,000 other troops were planning to invade Texas through Sabine Pass, and march through Houston, and then capture Galveston.
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Leaders wanted to invadeNorthEastern Texas through Louisiana along the Red River
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The union used a naval blockade to cut off all the imports of supplies to the south.
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The war starts to come to an end, General Lee meets up with Grant and agreed to the Union's surrender.
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Union and Confederate forces clashes at Palmito Ranch shortly after Lee's surrender.
