After the Union Army victory at Fort Donelson in February 1862, the next significant event was the capture of Nashville, Tennessee, which occurred shortly afterward. This victory enabled Union forces to gain a strategic foothold in the Confederate heartland and opened up the Tennessee River for further Union advances. It marked a turning point in the Western Theater of the Civil War, boosting Northern morale and contributing to the overall Union strategy of splitting the Confederacy.
Grant moved his troops down the Mississippi River to Pittsburg Landing.
burning trees collasping on union soidlers (Comment) If that did happen, I don't see how it would mar any Confederate victory. Surely the tragic outcome for the South was the mortal wounding of Stonewall Jackson - by whom, and whether accidental, is still debated.
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Grant moved his troops down the Mississippi River to Pittsburg Landing.
After the Union Army's victory at Fort Donelson in February 1862, General Ulysses S. Grant gained significant momentum, leading to the capture of Nashville shortly thereafter. This victory marked a crucial turning point in the Civil War, as it opened up the pathway for Union forces into the Confederate heartland, and bolstered Northern morale. The success also solidified Grant's reputation as a formidable military leader.
They all got drunk and danced about like panzies.
President Lincoln waited for this victory to release the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves in the Southern states (but not the Northern states).
Michigan entered the Union as the twenty-sixth state.
The long term causes of this battle were what happened before the event
The Union Army's victory at the Battle of Sharpsburg (Antietam) gave Lincoln the confidence.
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 victory at Vicksburg made the Mississippi a Union possession, cutting the Confederacy in two, completing phase two of the Anaconda Plan, choking the armies off from reinforcement and supplies, and, ultimately, setting the stage for Sherman's March to the Sea: the event that really forced the end of the war.
On December 14, 1819, the state of Alabama was admitted to the Union. It was the 22nd state.
On May 10 , 1869 the track of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific met a Promontory Point , Utah Territory.