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These are most of the things that happend during the civil war

Created by Birthdayperson on Apr 14, 2011

Last updated: 04/18/11 at 08:20 AM

• Battle of Palmito Ranch
  May 13, 1865

  The Confederacy won the battle at Palmito Ranch. The ironic thing was that the Civil was Already over.
  http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/tx005.htm

• Battle of Appomattox Court House
  Apr 9, 1865

  General lee surrendered his army and signed a document the was ending the civil war.
  http://www.civilwarhome.com/appomatt.htm

• Red River Campaign
  Mar 10, 1864

  The confederate won the Red River Campaign. They also felt desperate due to lack of food and supplies
  http://www.civilwarhome.com/redriverrecords.htm

• Gettysburg Address
  Nov 19, 1863

  The Gettysburg Address dedicated the men that fought and the land on which many men suffered or died
  http://showcase.netins.net/web/creative/lincoln/speeches/gettysburg.htm

• Battle of Sabine Pass
  Sep 8, 1863

  This battle took place at the sabin pass. The union was shattered and the Confederacy had won.
  http://www.texasescapes.com/DEPARTMENTS/Guest_Columnists/East_Texas_all_things_historical/BattleOfSabinePassAMD501.htm

• The siege of Vicksburg
  Jul 1, 1863

  The siege of Vicksburg was a huge success for the North so the celebrated Independence Day for eighty years.
  http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/battles_vicksburg.html

• The Battle at Gettysburg
  Jun 3, 1863

  The battle at Gettysburg was lead by General lee. There was a total of 46,000 and 51,000 total people dead or wounded in this battle.
  http://www.gettysbg.com/battle.shtml

• Emancipation proclamation
  Jan 1, 1863

  The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abrahm Lincoln in January 1st 1863. This paper freed all slaves in the south but did not end the Civil War
  http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/

• Battle of Galveston
  Jan 1, 1863

  A battle that the confederacy won with 300 prisoners, 4 Union ships, and some cotton clads moved into the harbor.
  http://www.lsjunction.com/events/galvestn.htm

• Battle at Fort Sumpter
  Apr 12, 1861

  This battle started the beging of the Civil War. General Beargegord directed the stenghting of the battires and Charleston habor
  http://www.nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/sc001.htm

• Texas Secession
  Mar 16, 1861

  The secession convention required all Texas leaders to take a new oath of office to the confederacy.
  http://www.ncaabbs.com/showthread.php?tid=488994