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election of lincoln
elected the 16th president
Lincoln was a Kentucky lawyer before presedent -
TX Secedes from Union
Texas became the 7th state to seced from the union.Rissen slaves. -
Huston retiered out of office
he retired.2 years later he died -
battle at Fort Sumter
started the American Civil War. the fort surendered.in december they moved there us troops from a for to fort sumter.its a fort controling the carlston harber. -
Battle of Galveston
the Second Battle of Galveston.Confederate forces attacked union troops from the city of galviston.The First Battle of Galveston was union trying to blockade galviston. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the civil war.the Union had won the war.and was foughr near the town of gettysburg. -
Battle of Sabine Pass
The battle of Sabine Pass, on September 8, 1863, turned back one of several Union attempts to invade and occupy part of Texas during the Civil War. The United States Navy blockaded the Texas coast beginning in the summer of 1861, while Confederates fortified the major ports. Union interest in Texas and other parts of the Confederacy west of the Mississippi River resulted primarily from the need for cotton by northern textile mills and concern about French intervention in the Mexican civil war. I -
Red River Campaign
The Red River Campaign or Red River Expedition comprised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana.6,000 to 15,000. Confederate tools VS 30,000 Union troops. It was a Union failure.it led to Battle of Pleasant Hill. -
End of Civil War
Confederate forces west of the Mississippi, signs the surrender terms offered by Union negotiators. The American Civil War began on April 12 1861. Four long years later, the Confederacy was defeated at the total cost of 620,000 Union and Confederate dead. -
Battle of Palmito Ranch
the final battle of the American Civil War. The battle was fought on the banks of the Rio Grande.the union ordered an attack on an enemy camp near Fort Brown.it was a Confederate victory. -
Reconstruction Ends
There are two basic areas of topics in regards to The Reconstruction Era. One covers a period from 1865-1877 and is as broad as the U.S. History in its entirety and the other sticks mainly to the Southern states and dates from 1863-1877. This was the reconstruction of both society and state directed by Washington. -
Juneteenth
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.Juneteenth commemorates African American freedom. June 1865, and more generally the emancipation of African-American slaves throughout the Confederate South.
