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Civil War

Published on Feb 09, 2016

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1.

1860

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

1861

  • All southern states secede from the union.
  • The CSA is formed
  • Sam Houston is removed as the governor of Texas.
  • The Civil War begins at Fort Sumter.
3.

1862

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

1863

  • Texas and Confederate forces recapture 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 assassinated.
  • The last Civil War battle is fought at Palmit ranch near Brownsville.

Dane Vernor