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The Election of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of The United States of America. This happened over a deeply divided Democratic Party. He bacame the first ever Republican elected President. The Civil War was not entirely caused by Lincoln’s election, but the election was one of the primary reasons the war broke out the following year. -
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Civil War in US and Texas
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Texas Secedes From The Union
On this day in 1861, Texas became the 7th state to secede from The Union when a state convention votes 166 to 8 in favor of the measure. Some military units fought east of the Mississippi but Texas was most useful for supplying soldiers and horses for Confederate forces. Texas's supply role lasted until mid-1863, after which time Union gunboats controlled the Mississippi River, making large transfers of men, horses or cattle impossible. Some cotton was sold in Mexico, but most of the crop became -
Govorner Houston gets Kicked out of office
When Texas did secede, Sam Houston got kicked out of office because he refused to pledge allegence to The Confederate States of America -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina that started the American Civil War. Originally constructed in 1829 as a coastal garrison, Fort Sumter is most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. After a 34-hour exchange of artillery fire, Anderson and 86 soldiers surrendered the fort on April 13. -
The battle of Galveston
The Battle of Galveston or The Second Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle that happened on January 1st, 1863 during the American Civil War when Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. Magruder attacked and expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas. The First Battle of Galveston was a naval engagement fought on October 4, 1862, during early Union attempts to blockade Galveston Harbor. 400 captured 1 gunboat captured 1 gunboat destroyed 26 killed, and 117 wounded -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1st through 3rd 1863, in the town of Gettysburg, Pensilvania by the Union and Confederate forces in The American Civil War. On the Union side, President Abraham Lincoln had lost confidence in the Army of the Potomac’s commander, Joseph Hooker, who seemed reluctant to confront Lee’s army after the defeat at Chancellorsville. Union casualties in the battle numbered 23,000, while the Confederates had lost some 28,000 men–more than a third of Lee’s army. -
Battle of Sabine Pass
The result of a Union expedition into the Confederate state of Texas durin the American Civil War. -
Red River Campaign
The Red River Campaing compromised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil war from March 10, to May 22 1864. The agricultural South had fought long and hard against the industrial North, but the zeal and military prowess of the Confederates was not enough to prevail against the vast resources of the North. The Red River Campaign, which included the largest combined army-navy operation of the war, was the last decisive Confederate victory of the war. -
End of Civil War
A recent study shows the number of dead soldiers is as high as 850,000. Roughly 1,264,000 American soldiers have died in the nations conflicts. It was only as recently as the Vietnam War that the amount of American deaths in foreign wars eclipsed the number who died in the Civil War.The Northern armies were victorious, and the rebellious states returned to the Union. -
Battle of Palmito Ranch
The Battle of Palmito Ranch is more known as the final battle of the American Civil War, being the last engagment of any significance involving casualties. The Battle of Palmito Ranch was the last land battle of the American Civil War. It took place in the extreme southern tip of Texas, near Brownsville. The main events of the battle took place on May 12-13, 1865; though, as you will see, the very first and very last troop movements took place on May 11 and 14 respectively. -
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth or June 19, 1865, is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed. Although the rumors of freedom were widespread prior to this, actual emancipation did not come until General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas and issued General Order No. 3, on June 19, almost two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Reconstruction Ends
In the 1870's, violent opposition in the South and the North's retreat from its commitment to equality, resulted in the end of Reconstruction. By 1876, the nation was prepared to abandon its commitment to equality for all citizens regardless of race. In the election of 1868, General Ulysses S. Grant, the most popular northern hero to emerge from the Civil War, became president.
