Question

read the passage. in april 1865, near the close of the american civil war, confederate general robert e. lee surrendered his forces to union general ulysses s. grant. even so, the fighting between the sides was not officially over. one month later, a union colonel in texas set out to destroy a nearby confederate camp located near palmito ranch. his men attempted a sneak attack on the confederate forces, but they were quickly discovered. while the number of men fighting on both sides was nearly equal, only the confederate soldiers had cannons. as a result, the union side quickly began experiencing heavy losses, which led to their hasty retreat. surprisingly, then, even though the confederates lost the civil war, they claimed its final battle as a victory. based on the passage, what effect did the battle of palmito ranch have on the unions war effort? the union won the battle but ultimately went on to lose the civil war. the union lost the battle and ultimately went on to lose the civil war. the union won the battle and ultimately went on to win the civil war. the union lost the battle even though it ultimately won the civil war.

Explanation:

The passage states Union won the battle but Confederates lost Civil - War. So Union won battle and ultimately won Civil War.

Answer:

The Union won the battle and ultimately won the Civil War.