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Start of War (Fort Sumter)
The Confederate attack of Fort Sumter started the war between north and south. -
Battle of Bull Run
Union attacked near the Mississippi River but Confederate won and pushed the union out of VIrginia. -
Battle of Gorieta Pass
Was fought in New Mexico, Union won and made Confederate retreat 3 miles. -
Battle of Shiloh
Confederate and union battled over Mississippi River Valley, but the Union got the upper hand . (But many were killed on both sides.) -
Union Blockade
The union blocked the Galvaston Harbor to control Galvaston from the Confederacy . -
The battle of Galveston
Confederate forces attacked union forces in the city of Galveston,Texas -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln made all slaves free in areas not controlled by the U.S. -
Battle of Antietam
Confederate and Union forces clashed in Maryland, and was an important union victory. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Turning point in war. Both sides lost many and the battle made Confederate on defense for the rest of the war. -
Siege/Battle of Vicksburg
a six week seige in Vicksburg caused the Confederate to split in two and made it hard to get supplies. -
Battle of Sabine pass
Union ships attacked Confederate forces ,but Confederate forces brutaly attacked the Union and the vitory of the Confederacy helped restore the southern confidence. -
Red River Campaign
Union forces attacked in their gun-boats through the Red River but Confederate forces managed to win in Sabine crossroads and Poison springs, Arkansas. -
Lee's Surrender
THe Union forces surrounded Lee's army and pushed them to surrender -
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Union troops moved inland to occupy Brownsville a month after Lee's surrender. They fought in Palmito ranch, Brownsville. Confederate defeated the Union but a few days later they realized that the war was already over.
