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1.

1860

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

1861

  • Texas and other southern states secede 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 Summer.
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3.

1862

  • The conscription act is passed.
  • Fort Texas unionists are hanged in Gainsville.
  • Union forces capture Galveston.
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4.

1863

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

1864

  • Union forces are defeated near the Red River.
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6.

1865

  • General Lee surrenders to General Grant.
  • President Lincoln is assassinated.
  • The last civil war battle is fought at Palmito Ranch near Brownsville.
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