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Seceding from the Union
Texas and other states were threatening to secede from the union. Some Texans weren't happy. -
The Presidential Election
The Presidential Election. The United States was divided into many different catagories. -
John L. Haynes
John L. Haynes built a mill to make gun powder for the Confederacy. He was a wise man. -
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The Crittenden Compromise
The Crittenden Compromise. -
Charleston Mercury
The Charleston Mercury announced "The Union is Dissolved". -
Abraham Lincon
Lincon's inauguration. Lincon is well known around the world. -
John R. Baylor
John R. Baylor led troops into New Mexico to claim it as a Confederate territory. -
Austin
Delegates gathered in Austin. Austin is the capital of Texas. -
The Texas citizens vote
Texas citizens approved the ordance by a vote of 46,129 to 14,697. -
United States
Texas's secession from the United States became offical. -
Secession Convention
The Secession Convention required all officals to take a new oath of office to the Confederacy. -
Beginning of the Civil War
Fighting broke out as the beginning of the Civil War. The Civil War took place for five years. It started in 1860 and ended in 1865. -
Organized Company
32 companies had been organized. -
General H. H. Sibley
General H. H. Sibley led another Confederate army into northern New Mexico. He was not a nice man. -
Peace Party
Union supporters there formed a secret society called the Peace Party. -
Battle of the Nueces
Two forces fought in the Battle of the Nueces. It was a bloody battle. -
General John B. Magruder
Confederate General John B. Magruder launched an attack to retake the island. -
John L. Haynes
John L. Haynes organized a Union cavalry unit in South Texas. -
Governor Sam Houston
Governor Sam Houston died in his "steamboat house". People were depressed when he passed away. -
Sabine Pass
at Sabine Pass, a narrow channel along the Louisiana border, there was a significant battle. The Sabine Pass is very long in length. -
Red River
Several counties along the Red River became popular among army deserters and others who opposed the war. The Red River is one of the largest and longest rivers in Texas and New Mexico. It seperates Texas and Oklahoma. -
Elijah P. Petty
Elijah P. Petty died fighting in the Red River campaign, at Pleasant Hill, Louisianna. He was a strong man. -
"Rip" Ford and Santos Benavides
"Rip" Ford and Santos Benavides took over the area. These men were very powerful. -
Confederacy
Seemed certain the Confederacy would lose the Civil War. As so later on they lost the Civil War. -
The Last Battle of the Civil War
The last land battle of the Civil War occured at Palmito ranch in South Texas near Brownsville. It is a large ranch. -
Palmito Ranch
Union forces fought with Confederate troops in a skirmish at Palmito Ranch. -
Edmund Kirby Smith
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith signed the offical surrender of the Trans-Mississippi area, including Texas.
