Timeline of important events in the Civil War Created by
veridian on Apr 14, 2011 Last updated: 04/17/11 at 07:55 PM
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follow. General Lee was retreating from South Carolina and took
his final stand in the Appomattox Courthouse. The Union came
swiftly on his heels and berated him with canon fire and
attacked with Cavalry. It became too much and the Southern
general surrendered. The victory here was the Unions victory
over the Confederacy for the Civil War. A month after the ended
the two armies met. A quick battle ensued that the North was at
a horrible disadvantage at. The South quickly scattered and
killed the Northern footsoldiers while they rode on horseback.
The South won the battle, though they weren't aware that they
had already lost the war. The Union came in yet another attempt
to capture Texas. It was close, but General Taylor took the
offensive in a risky move and managed to drive the Union away
from their goal yet again and win the battle