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Grant moved his troops down the Mississippi River to Pittsburgh Landing.
Confederate victory
Vicksburg is the most important Union victory.
The most significant event was the Union victory at Antietam. That gave Lincoln the excuse he had been waiting for to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
At Ft. Sumter, Confederates surrounded Union ships. Union was low on supplies, so Lincoln sent a supply ship. Confederates opened fire. 33 hours later, Union armies surrendered. Confederate's victory, and the Civil War began.
Grant moved his troops down the Mississippi River to Pittsburg Landing.
Union
The Mississippi passed into Union control, and all Confederate units to the west of the river were cut-off.
They all got drunk and danced about like panzies.
He was simplywaiting for a Union victory. It happened at Antietam (Sharpsburg).
Camp Alleghany -Inconclusive. Carnifex Ferry - Union Victory Cheat Mountain - Union Victory. Droop Mountain - Union Victory. Greenbrier River - Inconclusive. Harpers Ferry - Confederate Victory. Hoke's Run - Union Victory. Kessler's Crosslanes - Confederate Victory. Moorefield - Union Victory. Philippi - Union Victory. Rich Mountain - Union Victory. Shepherdstown - Union Victory. Smithfield Crossing - Inconclusive. Summit Point - Inconclusive.
union
President Lincoln waited for this victory to release the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves in the Southern states (but not the Northern states).
The Union had victory!both sides claimed victory but it was the union who actually won
Grant moved his troops down the Mississippi River to Pittsburgh Landing.
Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state.
grant moved his troops down the mississippi river to pittsburg landing.