civil war in texas By greendwisd Jan 1, 1861 south carolina seecedes from the union Period: Jan 1, 1861 to Apr 16, 1867 civil war in texas Jan 6, 1861 10 more states seecede including texas Feb 5, 1861 seeceded states create there own government Mar 7, 1861 lincoln becomes president Apr 5, 1861 attack on fort.Sumter Jun 3, 1861 Kentucky Delaware missiouri maryland (slave states) join the union Jul 5, 1861 Blockades become more effective between union and confederacy Jul 11, 1861 confederacy began making better efforts to send food and supplies Jul 21, 1861 first battle of bullrun Sep 9, 1861 texas rangers are created May 1, 1862 general jackson defeats union forces, forcing them to retreat and protect washington D.c May 31, 1862 confederacy almost defeats the union but fell to the hands of ulyssess s. Grant Aug 10, 1862 Battle of nueces Aug 16, 1862 us navy bombards corpis christi Sep 15, 1862 Union begins to create a big toll of damage in texas Dec 1, 1862 battle at fredricksburg Jan 4, 1863 Emancipation proclomation is forced by president lincoln (freeing all slaves) Apr 7, 1864 black codes are created Apr 16, 1864 tide starts to turn on confederacy Nov 7, 1864 Abraham lincoln is re-elected Apr 16, 1865 President lincoln is assasinated Dec 16, 1865 civil war ends and union has won Mar 1, 1866 battle of summit point last battle of the civil war Apr 16, 1866 reconstrution begins new president elected May 27, 1866 civil war is over union has won
