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American Civil War

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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1.

1860

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected president.
  • South Carolina secedes from the Union.
2.

1861

  • Texas and other Southern states seced from the Union.
  • The Confederate States of America is formed.
  • Sam Houston is removed as governor of Texas.
  • The Civil War begins with the firing on Fort Sumter.
3.

1862

  • The Conscription Act is passed.
  • Forty Texas Unionists are hanged in Gainesville.
  • Union forces capture Galveston.
4.

1863

  • Texas and Confederate forces retake Galveston.
  • Union forces are defeated at Sabine Pass.
  • Pendleton Murrah is elected governor.
5.

1864

  • Union forces are defeated near Red River.
6.

1865

  • General Lee surrenders to General Grant.
  • President Lincoln is assinated.
  • The las Civil War battle is fought at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville.

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